Box Score
The Sewanee women's soccer team battled hard through 90 minutes of play with the Buffaloes of Milligan College before falling in overtime, 3-2, on Friday night.
Sewanee's
Layne Ezzell opened up the scoring for the visiting Tigers in the ninth minute after knocking in an unassisted goal to put Sewanee up 1-0 early in the first half. The Tigers held tight for nearly 25 more minutes before Milligan's Hannah Kellogg tallied her first goal of the night and evened the score at 1-1. Neither team could find the net after Kellogg's goal and the teams headed to the locker room tied at one apiece.
Sewanee didn't waste any time after returning to the field, as junior forward
Faith Spencer recorded an unassisted goal in the 46th minute. Spencer's goal put the Tigers up 2-1, but the lead was short-lived. In the 57th minute, Kellogg put her second goal of the night past Sewanee keeper
Grace Saunders, knotting the game at 2-2.
The score remained tied through the end of regulation, as neither the Tigers nor the Buffaloes were able to find the back of the net for the rest of the second half. The Tigers worked hard to create opportunities, taking 15 shots in just the second half, but weren't able to capitalize on any.
Milligan needed only six minutes of overtime to put the Tigers away for good. Lauren Lameier scored the game-winner at 96:18, putting an unassisted shot past Saunders and ending the night for Sewanee. Sewanee finished 27 shots on goal, compared to 24 for the Buffs. Saunders tallied six saves in the keeper spot, while
Britt Williams added five in 30 minutes of play.
The Tigers dropped to 3-2 after the loss and will face Maryville College at 6:30 p.m. tonight. Maryville is 1-3 on the season after dropping a 2-1 decision to Lynchburg College on September 12th.
