Box Score
GREENSBURG, Pa. (Sept. 4) – The Waynesburg University women's soccer team improved to 2-0 under first-year head coach Carl Griffiths after pulling out a 2-1 overtime win against a much-improved Pitt-Greensburg team on Tuesday night. Last year, the Bobcats went 0-14-2 with 11 shutouts. Even after suffering its most recent loss to the Yellow Jackets, UPG's record stood at 2-2 for the season.
After a scoreless first half, the Jackets got on the board first thanks to a goal by junior
Susie Godwin, who tallied her first score of the season in the 47
th minute of action after taking a feed from sophomore
Kirsten Miller. Just over four minutes later, the home team tied the game up with an unassisted tally in the 51
st minute. The game remained tied at 1-1 as regulation time ran out and the two teams went into overtime.
The two squads continued a tight battle in the extra period until the 97
th minute, when sophomore
Natalie Abraham headed a cross in front of the net that was set up by freshman Karleigh Murphy and sophomore
Emily Mullady. The game-winner was Abraham's team-leading third score of the 2012 campaign.
Freshman keeper
Ciara Scott improved to 2-0 in net after playing all 90 minutes of the hard-fought victory. Even though the final score didn't reflect it, Waynesburg held a massive advantage in shots (25-to-four), including a 17-2 edge in the second period.
The Jackets will look to go to 3-0 in 2012 on Friday, Sept. 7, when they go back on the road to take on Oberlin. Start time is scheduled for 5 p.m.