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BG Battles Back vs. Buckeyes for 1-1 Tie
September 07, 2008 | Women's Soccer
Sept. 7, 2008
Final Stats
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (BGSUFalcons.com) - Senior co-captain Brianne Eisenhard scored in the 74th minute, helping the Bowling Green State University women's soccer team to a 1-1, double-overtime tie against The Ohio State University Sunday afternoon (Sept. 7). The non-conference contest was held at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.
The tie gives the Falcons a record of 1-2-2 on the season, while the Buckeyes are now 0-2-2.
Fifth-year senior Gina Rossi, a native of nearby Powell, Ohio, picked up the assist on Eisenhard's goal.
Ashley Bowyer had given the Buckeyes a one-nil lead on a free kick at the 57:14 mark, before Eisenhard's equalizer with 73:16 gone.
The hosts held a 23-14 margin in shot attempts, and a 7-3 advantage in shots on goal. BGSU redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Alexa Arsenault made six saves in her 110 minutes of work, while her OSU counterpart, Lauren Robertson, also played the entire game and made two stops.
Ohio State outshot the Falcons by a 14-4 margin in the second half. BGSU had seven shot attempts in the two overtime periods, including five in the first 10-minute OT session.
"As a team, we defended very well in the first 20-25 minutes to survive the onslaught of the home team," said Falcon head coach Andy Richards. "Once we survived that, we actually played very well. In fact, the longer the game went, the better we played. In double overtime, we looked like the stronger, fitter, more energetic team.
"Ohio State's goal came off of a free kick. While we are never happy to allow a goal, we are pleased that the only goal we conceded this weekend was not from scrimmage play. The team responded well after falling behind, and Captain Eisenhard scored from an area where she is lethal, after a good cross from Stacey Lucas and a header from Gina Rossi had created chaos in the Buckeye six-yard box.
"It was a very good performance again today. The team is improving by leaps and bounds, and we hope that as we continue to test ourselves, we will continue to see some good improvements."
The Falcons now return home for the next three matches, beginning with a Friday (Sept. 12) game vs. Tennessee Tech. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. at Cochrane Field.
FALCON NOTES
* Senior co-captain Brianne Eisenhard's goal was her first of the year and the fifth of her career ... she now has 12 career points on the five goals and two assists.
* For Eisenhard, Sunday's goal was her first collegiate goal against a team outside the Mid-American Conference ... Eisenhard scored against Miami, Akron and Toledo during the 2006 season, and found the back of the net against the Rockets again, in the 2007 MAC Tournament's championship game.
* Fifth-year Gina Rossi recorded her first assist of the year and the fourth of her career ... Rossi now has 14 career points on five goals and four assists ... she leads the Falcons in scoring this season to date, with five points through five matches.
* The Falcons are now 0-0-2 in overtime games this year, and BGSU is 17-14-21 all-time in OT ... after Sunday's game, the Falcons now have an impressive mark of 7-1-11 in road contests that require OT.
* Eight of BGSU's last 13 games, dating to last season, have gone to overtime ... that includes five of the Falcons' last eight road contests.
* Sunday's game marked the Falcons' first trip to Columbus since November of 2004 ... BGSU's last game at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium was a first-round matchup with the Buckeyes in the NCAA Championship, BG's first-ever NCAA appearance.
* Sunday marked the teams' second-straight regular-season meeting to require overtime ... OSU won a 3-2 decision on Halloween of 2003 at Cochrane Field ... as mentioned, the teams also met in the 2004 NCAA Championships, with the Buckeyes taking a 2-0 match ... Ohio State leads the all-time series, 4-1-1, after Sunday's match.
