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November 9, 2007 – (Charlotte, N.C.) – Box Score - As evenly as two teams could be, not even five penalty kicks were enough to decide the Atlantic 10 Championship semifinal between Fordham and Dayton in 2007. In the first extra kick, Kim Boulos converted for Fordham, while Allie Foust's shot for Dayton went right, giving Fordham a 4-3 edge in penalty kicks and their second straight berth in the Atlantic 10 Championship.

The match didn't start out right for the Rams, as Dayton grabbed the early 1-0 lead in the 19th minute. Kristen Persichini hit the crossbar with a shot, which went up in the air, and hit a Fordham defender. Persichini then recovered the rebound and headed it in from two yards out for her fourth goal of the season.
 

The game stayed that way until the 74:18 mark of the second half, where Fordham got new life. Coming down on a 3-on-2 break, Katie Sanchez's shot was saved by Dayton's Niki Reed, but Courtney Fedge pounced on the rebound, and scored her second goal of the season for Fordham.

Much like their regular season match-up, the game ended in a 1-1 tie following a pair of ten minutes overtimes period, forcing the game into penalty kicks.

Fordham opened the kicks with Catherine Huvane's attempt that was slowed by Reed, but the ball trickled over the line for a goal. Dayton responded with a goal by Courtney Sirmans to knot it at one.

Liane Schoenstein then converted for Fordham, followed by Mandi Back making it 2-2. Reed then foiled Katie McDermott, while Cara Cornacchia beat Fordham's Elisabeth Rolad for a 3-2 Dayton lead.

Fordham thought they tied it back up, but Erica Frizzell's shot hit the crossbar and bounced out of the net, leaving Fordham no more room for error, needing a save by Roald. Roald then came up big, stopping Emily Miller to the right side, keeping the Rams' hopes alive.

Fordham's last shooter to tie the match was captain Laura Muzzatti, who punched it into the left side of the net, tying the penalty kicks at three. Dayton then called upon their goalkeeper, Niki Reed, as their final shooter. Reed wound up and hit the left post and bounced out, forcing extra kicks.

Fordham followed with Kim Boulos, who scored to the left side, giving Fordham a 4-3 lead. Dayton went with Allie Foust as the next shooter, but she pushed the shot to the right, giving Fordham the 4-3 win in penalty kicks.

For the game, Roald made six saves in net for the Rams, while Reed had seven for Dayton.