Women's Soccer Pushes Harvard Into Double Overtime Coming Up Short, 1-0

Thursday, September 18

7 pm

University of New Hampshire

2-6-0

Harvard University

4-2-0

Team	1	2	OT 3	OT 4	Final F
Harvard	0	0	0	1	1
New Hampshire	0	0	0	0	0

9/18/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire women's soccer team played a hard fought game against Harvard University at Cowell Stadium Thursday evening falling in double overtime by a score of 1-0.

With the loss, UNH falls to 2-6-0 on the young season. All of the Wildcats overtime games this season have transpired into two overtimes. Harvard improves to 4-2-0 on the season

The Crimson out shot the 'Cats for the match (16-10). Harvard garnered six corner kicks compared to UNH who earned one.

Sophomore netminder Mimi Borkan (Medfield, Mass.) made four total saves in the overtime thriller. Both of Harvard's goalkeepers Cheta Emba and Lizzi Durack made an appearance in net. Emba started the game while Durack came in the second half and earned the victory.

Freshman Brooke Murphy (Monson, Mass.), senior Caroline Murray (New Canaan, Conn.) and sophomore Morgan Smith (Canton, Conn.) paced the Wildcats with three and two shots on net.

Both squads traded shots throughout the first half. At the half, it was a scoreless game.

The New Hampshire offense came alive in the second half. Just 45 seconds in, sophomore Lilly Radack (Madbury, Conn.) blasted a shot on target as Durack made the save. In the 57^th minute, Murphy had a chance as she was wide open right outside the box but was unable to get her shot on target going wide.

In the first overtime, Harvard posted four shot while UNH was unable to a muster a shot.

Just over a minute into the second OT period the Crimson notched the triumphant goal. Meg Casscells-Hamby took a corner and sent in a cross directly where Brooke Dickens was able to get a touch and put it past Borkan for the win.

Up next, the Wildcats travel to Yale University for another weekly Ivy League battle on Sunday, Sept. 21 (1 p.m.).

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