Box Score Rhody Starters:
Tracewell, Nardella, Ari Stanton, Alex Stanton, Bailes, N. Brennan, Lieberman, DiFonso, Gylfadottir, Elworthy, Nickles (GK)
SLU Starters:
Bright, Pokorny, Sakamoto, Marshall, Tolmais, Logan-Wood, Clemens, Topolewski, Hammarlund, Schwartz, Benben (GK)
How It Happened:
It was an even first 31 minutes of the match before Saint Louis began the scoring at the 31:43 mark. Maddie Pokorny began a 1-v-1 break from midfield and managed to get a shot past Katie Nickles by the left post. The Rams held an 8-7 edge in shots in the first half, with each team putting two attempts on net.
Just two minutes into the second half, SLU was whistled for a takedown in the box, leading to a PK attempt for the Rams. Nicole Brennan converted the attempt for her first goal of the season, tying the match at 1-1. The two teams combined for eight shot attempts the rest of the half in a well-played defensive match.
Seven minutes into overtime, SLU tallied the game winner as Pokorny delivered a crossing pass from right-to-left, finding Kirsten Clemens in the box for the score.
Scoring Summary:
31:43 - SLU - Maddie Pokorny (unassisted)
46:59 - URI - Nicole Brennan (unassisted)
96:41 - SLU - Kirsten Clemens (Pokorny)
Inside the Box Score:
- Nicole Brennan tallied her first goal of the season - and 10th of her career - off a PK early in the second half. It was the first penalty kick attempt for the Rams this season.
- Katie Nickles stopped four shots in 96:41 of play for Rhody. SLU keeper Hanna Benben made five stops in net for the Billikens.
- URI outshot SLU, 15-11. Both teams put six shots on-goal. Brennan (four shots/two on-goal), Alex Stanton (three shots/two on-goal) and Megan Tracewell (three shots/one on-goal) led the way for the Rams.
- The Rams attempted seven corner kicks, while Saint Louis had six corner kick opportunities.
- SLU was whistled for 13 fouls and a yellow card (Morgan Loder, 79:00). Rhody was called for 11 fouls.
- Today's match was the second overtime affair for the Rams in 2015. The previous OT match came in the season opener - a double OT 0-0 tie at New Hampshire.
Up Next:
The Rams head to Philadelphia on Thursday night (Oct. 8) to take on Saint Joseph's at 7 p.m. Rhody returns home on Sunday, Oct. 11 to host Richmond at the URI Soccer Complex. Game time is 1 p.m.