Murphy Forces Overtime in Tie Against Vermont, 1-1

Sunday, October 9

Durham, N.H.

2 PM

University of New Hampshire

6-4-3, 3-0-1AE

University of Vermont

6-5-2, 1-2-1AE

Team	1	2	OT 3	OT 4	Final F
VERMONT	0	1	0	0	1
UNH	0	1	0	0	1

10/9/2016 5:06:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

DURHAM, N.H. – Junior Brooke Murphy (Monson, Mass.) of the University of New Hampshire women's soccer team scored with under two minutes to play to force overtime and eventually tie with the University of Vermont, 1-1, Sunday afternoon.

UNH (6-4-3, 3-0-1 AE) Team Stats
13 shots
4 on goal
1 goal

Vermont (6-5-3, 1-2-1 AE) Team Stats
15 shots
10 on goal
5 corner kicks

Top UNH Performers
Murphy: 2 shots, 1 goal (ninth of the season)
Mimi Borkan (Medfield, Mass.): 9 saves, 1 goal against
Megan Kikosicki (East Haven, Conn.): 1 assist

Top Vermont Performers
Caitie Green: 1 goal, 3 shots, 2 on goal
Casey Garfinkel: 1 assist
Sarah Martin: 5 shots, 4 on goal
Coco Speckmaier: 3 saves, 1 goal against

Up Next: The Wildcats hit the road to face the University at Albany on Thursday, Oct. 13 (7 PM) before traveling to the University of Maine on Sunday, Oct. 16 (1 PM). Senior night will be Thursday, Oct. 20 at 7 PM against Stony Brook University on Bremner Field.

Highlights
-1^st Half-
The first half was back and forth as both teams got accustomed to the wet and cold weather. UNH led in shots (4-3) in the opening stanza heading into the break.

-2^nd Half-
In period two, Vermont got on the board first in the 78^th minute on a cross from Garfinkel which connected with the head of Green inside the 6-yard mark for the go-ahead goal. The Catamounts went into defensive mode to hold onto the lead. In the 88^th minute, Kikosicki of UNH kicked the ball into the Vermont zone which took a rainy bounce past a defenseman and ahead to Murphy who calmly finished bottom right to force overtime.

-Overtime Periods-
In the opening overtime period, the Wildcats rocketed a flurry of shots toward the Vermont net. Lane's attempt was blocked, Sydney Griffin (Hinsdale, Ill.) had a shot go high and Lane rifled one high as well. In the second overtime period, Vermont was on the attack with Borkan making four saves. The Wildcats also blocked two shots in the final stanza.

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