Asare beats clock & Blue Hose with OT score
August 22, 2012
<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">FLORENCE, SC – Sophomore forward Elizabeth Asare scored on a 5-yard shot with 7.5 seconds left in the second overtime period to rally Francis Marion University to an historic 4-3 win over Presbyterian College, Tuesday evening (Aug. 21) in women’s college soccer action.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">The victory evened FMU’s season mark at 1-1-0 and came in the first-ever regular-season match at Hartzler Field in the new Griffin Athletic Complex. The win was also the initial victory for first-year head coach Frank Pitt, and came in the first-ever home night match for the Patriot Women.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Asare received a pass in the left side of 6-yard box from junior Yasmin Bunter and tallied the winning goal as the final seconds were being counted down. The score set off a wild celebration and dog pile on the field. The score also capped a rally that erased a two-goal lead for Presbyterian in the second half.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">FMU outshot the Blue Hose 20-17, while Presbyterian led in corner kicks 10-5.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Francis Marion freshman goalkeeper Taylor O’Berry registered 11 saves, although a defensive stop by teammate Sandy Odembo along the Patriot goal line was responsible for FMU having the chance to score the match winner. Standing in the mouth of the goal, Odembo cleared off a header by Presbyterian’s Tori Lopez with 1:05 left in the final overtime session. The header came off a Blue Hose corner kick by Stephanie Allen.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Junior Jordan Broadway played the first 45 minutes in goal for Presbyterian and made three stops while allowing one score. Freshman Sydney Fontenot played the final 64:52 and recorded one save.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Presbyterian took a 1-0 lead on a 19-yard shot by Allen in the 19th minute. The Patriots knotted the score at 1-1 when Chanel Harris’ shot was stopped but not covered by Broadway and senior Kelly Kady knocked home the rebound at 41:12.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">However, Presbyterian retook the lead only 2:17 later when Taylor Patti fed Sophie Cobb for a short 5-yard goal to put the Blue Hose up 2-1 at halftime.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Lopez upped the margin to 3-1 on an 11-yard attempt only 3:13 in the second half. Bunter trimmed the deficit to 3-2 at the 50:17 mark on a give-and-go sequence with sophomore Dominique Evans. It was Bunter’s 10th career goal. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Francis Marion again evened the score, this time 3-3, at 70:17 when Harris headed in a beautiful cross from Asare that ended a sequence started by a long feed from sophomore midfielder Brittney Smith.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">FMU nearly scored again in the 80th minute when freshman Arianna Pierner made a long driving run down the left flank, but her strong cross went all the way through the 18-yard box without a Patriot being able to put a foot on the ball.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Smith missed out on a match-winner when her shot from 29 yards out went just high in the first overtime period. The Patriots also had back-to-back corner kicks in the 102nd and 103rd minutes that dipped through the 6-yard box but did not find any takers.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Francis Marion will travel to Campbell University on Friday evening for a 7 p.m. kickoff. </span></p>
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<p><strong>Francis Marion University (1-1-0) def. Presbyterian College (0-1-0) 4-3 in 2OVERTIME</strong><strong><br /> <br /> </strong>Date: Aug 21, 2012 Attendance: 255<br /> Weather: Overcast, 81 degrees</p>
<p>Goals by period 1 2 OT O2 Tot<br /> -------------------------------------<br /> Presbyterian College 2 1 0 0 - 3<br /> Francis Marion Univ. 1 2 0 1 - 4<br /> <br /> SCORING SUMMARY:<br /> 0-1. 18:05 PCW Stephanie ALLEN (1) (Sara SIMPSON) - Shot from just at top of 18-yd box into left side of goal<br /> 1-1. 41:12 FMU_W Kelly Kady (1) (Chanel Harris) - Follow up of muffed save, 7-yd shot<br /> 1-2. 43:29 PCW Sophie COBB (1) (Taylor PATTI) - cross from left side, quick 5-yd shot<br /> 1-3. 48:13 PCW Tori LOPEZ (1) (Kelly KOZERA) - 11-yd shot<br /> 2-3. 50:17 FMU_W Yasmin Bunter (1) (Dominique Evans) - Give and go, shot from 5 yards<br /> 3-3. 70:17 FMU_W Chanel Harris (1) (Elizabeth Asare;Brittney Smith) - Header off cross from 4 yards out<br /> 4-3. 109:52 FMU_W Elizabeth Asare (1) (Yasmin Bunter) - 5 yard shot after cross</p>
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<p>Shots: Presbyterian 17, Francis Marion 20; Saves: Presbyterian 4 (Jordan BROADWAY 3; Sydney FONTENOT 1), Francis Marion 12 (Taylor O'Berry 11; TEAM 1)</p>
<p>Winning score with 7.5 seconds left in second overtime</p>
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