Women's Soccer | 9/3/2011 6:46:00 PM
Box Score [Box Score]
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – An untimely mistake in the second overtime period by Western Oregon University, allowed Nicole Vanni of San Francisco State to connect with the ball, and lead her team to a 1-0 win, on Sept. 3rd, at Cox Stadium.
The Wolves got their first taste of overtime play, as they stayed even through out the whole match to keep up with the Gators. However, the match did not end well for Western Oregon as they watched the ball get away from their goalie in the 105th minute. As the ball got away, Vanni pounced on the opportunity and fired it to back of the goal.
Western Oregon's best scoring opportunity came at the end of the first half, when they launched two shots back to back. In the 40th minute,
LaChante Horton fired the ball at the Gators goal, but the ball went wide. Shortly after
Katrina Kem launched a shot of her own, but watched it fly wide as well.
WOU and SFSU were evenly matched throughout the contest, as the Wolves lead in the shots category, 9-8 at the end of regulation.
Kymberly Witmer and
Marina Austin were threats to the Gators as they combined together for seven of the 10 shots that the Wolves recorded. Witmer recorded three shots on goal, as Austin followed in her footsteps with four shots of her own.
The Wolves will travel to Belmont, California to match up against Notre Dame de Namur on Sept. 5th. Kick off is set for 3:00 p.m.