Women's Soccer | 9/24/2017 6:43:00 PM

Box Score

    SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio – Unbeaten Notre Dame scored two goals in the final five minutes of regulation here Sunday to escape with a 3-1 victory against West Liberty in a Mountain East Conference women's soccer match at Mueller Field.
    The Falcons (7-0-0, 7-0-0) grabbed an early 1-0 lead on a Norah Barnes goal in the 10th minute and maintained that advantage through an evenly-played opening half.
    Coach Barry Christmas's visiting Hilltoppers (2-5-1, 1-5-1) kept the pressure on throughout the second half and were finally rewarded when senior Thanna Oddo collected a loose ball near the penalty spot and rifled it into the net in the 86th minute.
    West Liberty's celebration proved short-lived, however, as Falcon standout Alexis Manoa got the lead back for the hosts on a blurry fast counterattack.
    Manoa took a pass from Katarina Doncevic and sent it home barely a minute after Oddo's equalizer for a 2-1 Notre Dame advantage. The hosts added an insurance tally from Jackie Corrigan in the 89th minute to conclude the scoring.
    The Hilltoppers were outshot by a 13-6 margin but senior keeper Allie Warsaw came up with seven saves to keep the Black and Gold in the hunt until the end. Kyra McDowell had 3 saves to pick up the win in net for the Falcons.
    The West Liberty women return home to host Urbana on Wednesday. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. at the West Liberty Soccer Complex.
  West Liberty              0  1 – 1
Notre Dame               1  2 – 3      NDC: goals: Norah Barnes (Alexis Manoa), 9:12      WLU: Thanna Oddo (unassisted), 85:41
     NDC: Alexis Manoa (Katarina Doncevic), 86:49
     NDC: Jackie Corrigan (Janelle Bernal), 88:52      Shots: West Liberty 6, Notre Dame 13
     Saves: West Liberty 7 (Allie Warsaw 7), Notre Dame 3 (Kyra McDowell 3)
     Corners: West Liberty 0, Notre Dame 5
A: 127