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WoMen's Soccer Takes No. 17 Louisville To Overtime
October 13, 2006 | Women's Soccer
Tampa, Fla. (October 13, 2006) ? The University of South Florida women's soccer team took the No. 17 Louisville Cardinals to overtime following a scoreless regulation game Friday night at the USF Soccer Stadium.
A free kick by Louisville in the final minute of the first overtime, however, deflected off of a USF defender and into the back of the net for a 1-0 Cardinal victory.
The Cardinals are now 11-2-1 overall and 6-2-0 in the BIG EAST while USF drops to 6-7-1 and 3-5-0 in the conference.
Louisville began the game eager to attack USF as the Cardinals took their first shot eight seconds into the game and another in the third minute.
USF's first shot came in the 15th minute as Michelle Buskey's attempt, her fourth of the season, was saved by UofL keeper Joanna Haig. USF attacked again just one minute later as Autumn Browning sent a header into the hands of Haig.
Freshman AnnaLea Crowe registered her first-career shot on goal attempt in the 31st minute, following a corner kick from Lindsay Brauer.
At the half, with no tallies on the scoreboard, the Bulls and Cardinals each had three corner kicks and the UofL had outshot USF 11-5.
Freshman Laura Engel, who made her USF debut in the first half of the game, took her first-career shot in the 50th minute of the conference match up, one of just two USF shots in the second half. Freshman Jaleesa Scott registered the other, an on-goal attempt in the 46th minute.
Scoreless after 90 minutes, USF stepped on the field for its third overtime game of the 2006 season. The Bulls had back-to-back scoring attempts in the 97th minute, but Brauer's shot was saved by Haig and Buskey's sailed wide left.
With 45 seconds remaining in the game, Louisville's Amy Seng sent a free kick into a pack of players, including two Cardinals and one Bull. The ball was deflected toward the goal, where Garrett got a hand on the shot, but could not corral the ball before it found the back of the net.
Garrett ended the game with seven saves while Louisville's Haig made six.
The Cardinals outshot the Bulls 20-9 and had two more corner kicks (5-3).
USF is 1-1-1 in overtime games this season, including a win over Pittsburgh (Oct. 8) and a tie with Florida Atlantic on Sept. 3.
The Bulls conclude their regular-season home schedule on Sunday, Oct. 15 at 1 p.m. against the University of Cincinnati. Prior to the game, USF will honor the 2006 women's soccer seniors. Those players include Jenna Ball, Michelle Buskey, Erin Dafeldecker, Casey Garrett and Toni Johnson.
