Box Score YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. – The No. 8 Florida Southern College women's lacrosse team could not hold off a pesky No. 12 Indianapolis squad, falling 15-14, in double overtime. UIndy scored the game-tying goal with less than a second remaining in the second half, then scored the golden goal in the second overtime to steal the win.
Florida Southern drops to 1-1 on the nascent season, while UIndy is 1-0.
HOW IT HAPPENED
1st Half
- UIndy jumped out quickly, building a 2-0 lead over the first eight minutes.
- From there, Florida Southern went on a 4-0 run, sparked by a goal from sophomore attack Lizzy Lynch, who took a feed from senior attack Sarah Grady. A minute later, senior midfielder Riley Bannatyne scored back-to-back goals, followed by an unassisted strike from sophomore middie Brenna Smith, with 9:38 to play in the half.
- From there, the Greyhounds closed out the half with a 5-0 run, taking a 7-4 lead into intermission.
2nd Half
- As the second half started, the Mocs came alive.
- Smith scored her second goal of the game, barely four minutes into the half. Junior midfielder Maliah Benedetto followed, as did senior attack Grace Glinecki, and very quickly, the score was tied at 7-7.
- But the Mocs weren't quite finished. Smith and Bannatyne scored again, and the Mocs led 9-7 with 20:57 to play.
- UIndy score to stem the FSC run, at 17:37, making the score 9-8.
- However, the Mocs continued to press the attack, as Grady scored an unassisted goal, followed by a free position goal from senior midfielder Catherine DeKorte. The Mocs had seized control of the game, and led 11-8 with 12:30 to play in regulation.
- The Greyhounds responded with a single tally, before the Mocs struck again.
- Smith scored her fourth goal of the game, followed by the first goal of the year from senior attack Julia Couch, and the Mocs led 13-9 with just 8:18 to play.
- However, from there, it was all UIndy. Three straight goals trimmed the FSC lead to just one, at 13-12, with 3:22 remaining. Southern's Bannatyne scored her fourth goal of the game with 2:20 remaining, pushing the lead back to two, 14-12.
- UIndy's Destine Katz would score with 1:25 remaining, setting up a bizarre final 90 seconds of regulation.
- UIndy gained possession on the draw, and pushed the tempo. They were able to score what would have been the game-tying goal with 42 seconds remaining, only to have the goal disallowed by the officials.
- Southern would take possession, and eventually turn the ball over with six seconds remaining. UIndy managed to score as time expired, sending the game into overtime.
1st Overtime
- The Mocs had a few decent chances on offense, but it was sophomore goalie Patricia Werker who made the big play. On a UIndy free position attempt, a tricky bounce shot was cleanly swept away by Werker, sending the game into the second overtime.
2nd Overtime
- UIndy won the opening draw, and ended the game at the 2:17 mark.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Eight different Mocs scored, though only two scored more than once. Both Bannatyne and Smith had four goals apiece.
- Senior middie Marina Jozokos had two of Southern's five assists.
- Southern outshot UIndy, 36-31.
- FSC converted four free position goals, while UIndy scored on two FPA's.
- Werker made nine saves in goal on the afternoon.
- The Mocs defense forced 19 Greyhound turnovers
UP NEXT
Southern returns to Lakeland after a two-game road swing in Georgia, set to host defending national champion, and current No. 1 Adelphi University on Thursday, February 20, at 7:00 p.m.
