Bowling Green State University Athletics
Women's Soccer Downs Bucknell, 3-2
August 27, 2000 | Women's Soccer
Aug. 27, 2000
KENT, Ohio - Sophomore Susan Wallace scored her second goal in as many matches, lifting the Bowling Green State University women's soccer team to a 3-2 overtime victory over Bucknell Sunday afternoon (Aug. 27). The match was part of the Kent Classic.
Sophomore Jill Conover and senior Michelle Lisy also found the back of the net in the win, as first-year head coach Andy Richards improved his record to 2-0-0.
The Brown and Orange got things started at 16:37, when Conover scored off a scramble. Lisy drew an assist on the goal.
Two minutes later, Lisy scored her BGSU career-best 15th goal, with senior Ashley Enser assisting at 19:03. The Falcons held that 2-0 lead until halftime.
"We played a great first half," said Richards. "The team really dominated play, and we could have been up by three or four goals at the half."
The Bison drew even, however, with a pair of tallies approximately five-and-a-half minutes apart early in the second half. Savannah Rennels scored at 52:03, and Kristie Simon tied the contest at the 57:24 mark.
Midway through the second stanza, the match was halted for approximately an hour and 25 minutes due to an electrical storm.
"We received a bit of divine intervention," Richards said. "(Bucknell) had all the momentum in the early going of the second half. When the storm rolled in and they stopped the match, it gave us a chance to calm down, regain our composure and play our game."
Once play resumed, neither team could score again in regulation, and the contest went to overtime. Wallace, who scored two goals all of last season, ended the match with her second goal of the 2000 campaign. The goal came 2:49 into the extra session.
Junior Meredith Davis started the winning play, as her ball found Conover. Conover cut the ball back, made a move to draw out Bucknell goalkeeper Laurie Purse, and crossed the ball to Wallace. The sophomore's goal was followed by a mass celebration in a large puddle in the corner of the field.
"Jill made a great pull-back move to deke their 'keeper," said Richards. "It was a great team goal, and the end to a very exciting match.
"Our team played very well, especially in the first half. We showed a great deal of character after they tied the match. It is a good start to the season."
The Falcons outshot the Bison by a slim 20-19 margin, and both teams fired 11 shots on goal. Sophomore Erika Flanders made nine saves to earn her second victory of the year.
The Falcons begin the season with a 2-0 record for the third consecutive year. BGSU is idle until a Sept. 6 contest at Detroit.
