Conner Kicks in OT Game-Winner for Women's Soccer

Sunday, September 2

Davidson, N.C.

5 p.m.

Davidson College Athletics

1-1-0

High Point

0-2-0

OT 2

High Point

Davidson

Sophomore Lauren Conner scored her first-career game winner and collegiate goal

Conner Kicks in OT Game-Winner for Women's Soccer

9/2/2007 7:18:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Gavin McFarlin - Assistant SID

DAVIDSON, N.C. –– Sophomore Lauren Conner (Mechanicsburg, Pa.) gathered in a loose ball in the box in the 95th minute of overtime and kicked it into an open net to carry the Wildcat women's soccer team to a 1-0 overtime victory against visiting High Point on Sunday afternoon at Alumni Stadium. Davidson earned its first win of the season to move to 1-1 overall, while the Panthers dropped to 0-2.

After playing 90 minutes of scoreless soccer, Davidson came out in overtime with an aggressive approach that paid off in the 95th minute.

Freshman Amanda Flink (Richardson, Texas) assisted in setting up Conner's game-winner when she sent a low pass to the 18-yard box where the Panther defense and goalie Marisa Abbott misplayed the loose ball. Abbott made a diving stab at it, only to lose it, which allowed Conner to gather in the ball and she found herself all alone in front of an empty net where she punched it through for her first-career collegiate goal.

Both goalies on each side were exceptional between the posts in the first two periods, coming up with some key saves throughout the game.

Wildcat senior goalie Bevin English (Charleston, S.C.) made a key save in the first two minutes of the second half when the Panther's Jen Evans got a pass in the goalie box, squared around and fired a shot that was first deflected and then saved by English. The senior closed out the game with six saves, five of them in the second half, out of High Point's 11 total shots taken.

Abbott was equally as effective, stopping three great looks by the Wildcats. Sophomore Kyri Bye-Nagel (Hanau, Germany) peppered the goal twice, only to find Abbott there to save each shot for High Point. In the first half, Bye-Nagel broke free from the defense, racing down the left side and fired a shot directly at goal, but Abbott caught to come up with the save.

Then in the 54th minute of the second half, Bye-Nagel worked the ball down the right side of the field and got in the box, where she kicked one to the near side, but Abbott again shifted over in time to deflect the shot and keep the score set at zeroes.

Davidson closed out the contest with 10 shots, six of them on goal, and had six corner kicks to High Point's five.

The Wildcats head out to the state of Colorado for the first time in program history for their next two games. They will first play at Air Force on Sept. 7 at 6:30 (EST) and finish up their trip out west at Colorado College on the 9th at 1 p.m. (EST). Two years ago, Davidson and Colorado College played to a 2-2 tie at Alumni Stadium

Scoring Summary
95:17 DAV Lauren Conner (1) (Amanda Flink)

NOTES: Bye-Nagel leads the team with five shots, four of them on goal through the first two games ... Davidson improved to 7-1 all-time against High Point ... the Wildcats are 3-1 in home openers under head coach Greg Ashton ... three yellow cards were administered in the game.