Women’s Soccer Posts Come-From-Behind Overtime Win Over Davidson

Bronx, N.Y. – (October 28, 2019) – The last 24 hours at Jack Coffey Field saw a little bit of everything from heavy rains and a flooded field to sunshine and perfect field conditions.  Drama and a little bit of overtime magic was also on the docket as the Fordham Rams and Davidson Wildcats battled for the last Atlantic 10 playoff spot early Monday morning and saw Fordham pull out a 2-1 overtime victory on Marissa Stanco's first career goal in the 95^th minute.
 
With the win, Fordham improved to 4-4-2 in the Atlantic 10, 5-10-4 overall, while Davidson ended their season with an 8-8-3 mark, 3-5-2 in the league.
 
The match went scoreless in the first half with Davidson registering three shots to Fordham's two.  Then the fireworks began.
 
First, Davidson had an opportunity to go ahead in the 66^th minute on an attempt by Shannon Lytle, but Fordham goalkeeper Kelly LaMorte was able to snag the ball before crossing into the left side of the net.

 
The Wildcats would cash in a minute later for the 1-0 lead.   A pass in by Davidson would try to be knocked away by a Fordham defender, but the ball went right to Rachel Schleicher who scored into the right side of the net for her first goal of the season.
 
The match stayed in favor of the Wildcats until the 80^th minute.  Margaret Roughley headed a cross off the crossbar for the Rams, with the rebound coming to Crea Baker-Durante.  Baker-Durante then half volleyed a shot under the crossbar for her third goal of the season.
 
Neither team could find the deciding goal until overtime, when Fordham came up with some more Coffey Field overtime magic in the 95^th minute.  LaMorte sent a long punt forward that was settled by Maura Holst, right to Marissa Stanco for a one-time shot from distance under the bar for the game-winning tally.  It was Stanco's first career goal.
 
In net, LaMorte had two saves and an assist in the win, while Mary Grace Bunch registered three saves for Davidson.
 
The Fordham women's soccer team will now move on to the 2019 Atlantic 10 Championship quarterfinals as the #6 seed.  The Rams will play third-seeded Massachusetts on Sunday, November 3^rd, at 1:00 PM at Rudd Field.