Miranda Brower

Valiant comeback falls short in OT

10/26/2012 5:19:00 PM

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BISMARCK, N.D. - A valiant comeback effort in the second half that included a game-tying goal with just 20 seconds remaining in regulation, fell just short in overtime, as Northern State fell 3-2 to U-Mary on the road Friday afternoon in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference soccer action.

After falling behind by two goals 24 minutes into the second period, the Wolves mounted a furious comeback in the final 20 minutes of regulation.  NSU got one goal back in the 73rd minute on Laura Linscheid's first goal of the season.  Linscheid took a Khachirha Tugas pass on the right side of the goal and slipped it past UM goalkeeper Ashley Akers to cut the deficit in half.

The Wolves then took advantage of a last minute - literally - corner kick to tie the game.  Junior Hilary Peterson took the kick and lofted it up in front of the net for Miranda Brower, who headed it in to send the game to overtime.

U-Mary's Alex Bachman-Williams ended the game with the golden goal in the 94th minute of play to give the Marauders the win.

The loss concludes the road portion of the 2012 schedule for NSU, which returns home to finish out the regular season on Sunday against Minot State.  NSU will honor seniors Anna Woerle, Rachel Goslinga and Renee Gittings prior to the game, which kicks off at 1 p.m. on Jerde Field.
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