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Late overtime goal pushes Anderson past Tusculum

Late overtime goal pushes Anderson past Tusculum
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Emily Cowan scored the game-winning goal with just 14 seconds remaining in the second overtime to give Anderson University a 2-1 victory over Tusculum College in South Atlantic Conference women's soccer action from Pioneer Field on Saturday afternoon. Taylor Lewis scored her fifth goal of the season for the Pioneers (3-5-1, 0-3-1 in the SAC).

In the 46th minute, Gabrielle Whitt corralled an Olivia Kilgore corner kick from 20 yards from the goal. She flipped the ball backwards over her head to Carly Mill, who knocked the ball to Lewis who shot the ball past Trojan goalkeeper Abby Helm. Whitt and Mill each were credited with assists on the goal.

Anderson (7-1-0, 3-1-0) was first on the board with a goal from Mariana Poveda in the 30th minute. Poveda created space for herself with a move to shake the Pioneer defender. She then fired a shot that hit the bottom of the crossbar and bounced into the back of the net.

In the waning seconds of the final overtime period, the Trojans broke out on a counter following a Pioneer corner kick. Cowan received the pass from Idoia Agirre and she laced a perfect shot from 17 yards out past the outstretched arms of TC goalkeeper Miriah Martin into the upper right corner.

Lewis led the Pioneers with three shots with two on frame. Courtney Hackney and Carlie Thornber each had two shots with one on goal, while Mill had three. Martin made seven saves in the losing effort.

Anderson out-shot TC 18-14 led by six from Agirre, including three on frame. Poveda and Marie Yasmine Alidou had three apiece and Kenzie Van Huesen had two. Helm was credited with four saves.

The Trojans' Ali Palacios was whistled for a handball in the box off a pass from Katja Andersson and the Pioneers were awarded a penalty kick in the ninth minute. Kelli McCalla stepped in to take it but fired the shot high over the corssbar and the score remained tied at 0-0. Following Poveda's goal, the Pioneers were only able to muster one shot before the halftime whistle sounded.

After Tusculum quickly tied the match at 1-1 after the break, Martin saved two shots and the Pioneer defense blocked three Trojan attempts before the match headed to overtime. It was the second-straight match with extra time for Tusculum following last Wednesday's contest against Lincoln Memorial.

Hackney nailed a shot five minutes into the first overtime but Helm was able to make the save. TC's defense didn't allow the Trojans to get a shot on goal in the first extra session. Martin made a save early in the second overtime on an attempt by Van Heusen. However, TC wasn't able to get a shot in the final frame before the Trojans ended the match with just seconds remaining.

The Pioneers will return to the field on Saturday, Oct. 3 when they travel to face Newberry College. Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m.

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