Box Score Oct. 11, 2009
Box Score
Amherst, Mass. -
Looking to bounce back from being shut out on Friday, Fordham's Leah Loguidice scored in the 98th minute of overtime to give the Rams a 3-2 win at Massachusetts on Sunday. It was the first ever win for Fordham at Massachusetts.
With the win Fordham improves to 3-3 in Atlantic 10 play, and 4-10-1 overall, while Massachusetts drops to 3-8-2 overall, 2-4 in the league.
The early portion of the game belonged to Fordham's Michelle Ancelj, as she scored twice in just over four minutes of action to give the Rams a 2-0 lead. The goals were her second and third of the season.
At the 17:09 mark, Annie Worden fed Ancelj in the box and Ancelj poked the ball past UMass netminder Emily Cota from close range.
Ancelj struck again for the Rams just 4:29 later, extending the advantage to 2-0. Katie McDermott sent a pass over to Ancelj, who bent a shot from the right, inside the far post.
With time winding down in the opening half, the Minutewomen got on the board with just under two minutes remaining. Therese Smith corralled a throw-in from Jenna Goodwin, dribbled through the defense and fired a shot past Rachel Suther to cut the Fordham lead to 2-1.
In the 76th minute, Massachusetts tied the game at two, as Smith sent a pass forward to Sydney Stoll. Stoll's initial shot in a one-on-one with Suther was stopped by the goalkeeper, but Stoll collected her own rebound and scored the equalizer at 75:37.
The match stayed tied at two into the overtime session, where in the 98th minute, Leah Loguidice intercepted a pass by a Minutewoman defender and scored on Cota from point blank range for her fourth goal of the season.
Fordham finished with a 19-14 shot advantage and led in corner kicks, 5-3. Suther totaled six saves for the Rams, while Cota had two for UMass.
The Fordham women's soccer team will next be in action on Friday, October 16th, as they host Saint Joseph's University in the first half of a soccer doubleheader at Jack Coffey Field, beginning at 5:00 PM.
