WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. – Urbana's Hanna Abdalla scored an unassisted goal in the 98
th minutes Sunday afternoon to lift Urbana to a 3-2 overtime victory over West Liberty in Mountain East Conference women's soccer action at the West Liberty Soccer Complex.
Coach
Barry Christmas's Hilltoppers (1-3, 0-1) had forced the game into extra time late in regulation when
Keiana Palmer finished off an assist from
Andrea Williams for the tying goal in the 87
th minute.
The Blue Knights (1-3, 1-0) got an unassisted goal from Brittany Mazzu in the 8
th minute and made that stand up for a 1-0 lead at halftime.
West Liberty equalized matters at 1-1 in the 54
th minute when
Courtney Webb dribbled through the Urbana back line and pounded the tying goal into the bottom left corner of the net.
Mazzu put Urbana back on top with another unassisted goal in the 69
th minute, setting the stage for Palmer's tying score and the overtime period.
The West Liberty women head to Buckhannon, W.Va. on Wednesday for a 7 p.m. MEC test under the lights at West Virginia Wesleyan.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Urbana 3, West Liberty 2, OT
Urbana 1 1 1 – 3
West Liberty 0 2 0 – 2
First Half
Urb: Brittany Mazzu (unassisted), 7:36
Second Half
WLU:
Courtney Webb (unassisted), 53:09
Urb: Brittany Mazzu (unassisted), 68:28
WLU:
Keiana Palmer (
Andrea Williams), 86:09
Overtime
Urb: Hanna Abdalla (unassisted), 97:59
Game Stats
Shots: Urbana 6, West Liberty 9
Saves: Urbana 3 (Taylor Gianangeli 3), West Liberty 3 (
Rachel Coles 3)
Corners: Urbana 2, West Liberty 1
A: 149