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Tom Thompson
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ETSU ETSU (7-11, 5-4 SoCon)
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Winner The Citadel CIT (8-9, 2-7 SoCon)
ETSU ETSU
(7-11, 5-4 SoCon)
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Final
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The Citadel CIT
(8-9, 2-7 SoCon)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 OT 2 F
ETSU ETSU 0 1 0 0 1
The Citadel CIT 1 0 0 1 2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Soccer Closes Out Regular Season with 2-1, Double-Overtime Win Over ETSU

CHARLESTON, S.C. – It had been since the 2014 season that The Citadel women's soccer team had won multiple Southern Conference games in a season. It had also been since the 2011 season that the Bulldogs had won two SoCon games at home. To top it all off, The Citadel had never beaten ETSU in women's soccer in nine previous meetings.

That all changed Sunday afternoon as the 'Dogs defeated ETSU, the No. 3 team in the conference standings, 2-1 in double overtime at Washington Light Infantry Field. With just over five minutes left in the second golden-goal, overtime period, freshman Kessy Bradshaw found sophomore Hannah Roth at the top of the box. Roth took one touch in a spin move around a defender and sent a shot into the lower right 90 for the finish, giving the Bulldogs a fitting end to the regular season.

Game Information
Score: The Citadel 2, ETSU 1 (2OT)
Records: The Citadel (8-9, 2-7 SoCon), ETSU (7-11, 5-4 SoCon)
Series: ETSU leads, 8-1-1
Location: WLI Field, Charleston, S.C.

Key Plays (Scoring Summary)
21:41 – Bradshaw scored her fifth goal of the season off a penalty kick after Roth was brought down on a foul in the box.
87:30 – Eleonora Goldoni took a PK for ETSU that Citadel goalkeeper Kelly Brahmbhatt read perfectly for the save. However, the ball deflected back to Goldoni who finished with a one-touch for the equalizer.
104:15 – Bradshaw collected a loose ball near midfield and drove towards the box, pulling defenders to her. She passed over to Roth waiting at the top of the box. Roth put on a spin move with one touch around a defender and put a left-footed shot into the lower right 90 for the game-winner.

How it Happened
  • The Citadel came out more aggressive in the early going and was able to create chances early with two shots coming before ETSU could manage their first.
  • In the 22nd minute, Roth drew her foul and Bradshaw was sent out for her second PK attempt of the season.
  • ETSU took an 8-6 advantage in shots into the locker room at halftime.
  • Out of the intermission, both teams battled hard with ETSU looking for the equalizer while The Citadel was hungry for an insurance goal.
  • In the 88th minute, a foul in the box off an ETSU corner kick gave Goldoni the PK attempt. Brahmbhatt made the great save to her right, Goldoni's left, but the ball ricocheted back to Goldoni who took advantage for the score.
  • Neither team was able to find the go-ahead in the closing minutes of regulation and both finished with two shots in the first overtime period.
  • The Bulldogs out-shot the Bucs 3-1 in the final period.
  • The Bucs out-shot the Bulldogs 22-16 for the game.

Notables
  • The Bulldogs' 6-3 record at WLI Field this season matches the 2010 team for the best home record in program history.
  • The win marks the first time The Citadel has won two SoCon regular-season games in a season since the 2014 team defeated Furman and Chattanooga on the road.
  • The win at WLI Field marks the first time the Bulldogs have won two SoCon games at home since the 2011 season, when the 'Dogs defeated Appalachian State and College of Charleston.
  • The last time the Bulldogs played a double-overtime, SoCon game was last season, on Oct. 13 against Chattanooga.
  • The last victory in double overtime for The Citadel came on Oct. 31, 2010, 2-1 at home over No. 6 seed Furman in the first round of the SoCon Championships.
  • The last regular-season, double-overtime SoCon win for The Citadel came back on Sept. 26, 2010 when the 'Dogs defeated App State 2-1 on the road.
  • The 31 goals scored so far this season by The Citadel are the most since the 2014 team scored 34. The 2002 team set the program standard with 38 and the 2010 team scored 37.
  • The Bulldogs' 27 assists so far this season are just two shy of the program record of 29 set during the 2009 campaign. It is just the seventh time since 2001 that The Citadel has recorded 20 or more assists in a single season.
  • The Bulldogs have now scored multiple goals in 11 games this season, marking the most since the 2010 team finished the year with 13 multi-goal performances.
  • The game-winner Sunday marked the second game-winner of Roth's career. It was the fourth goal of the season for the sophomore and is her sixth-career goal scored.
  • Bradshaw has now scored five goals this season and has also added two assists for 12 points. Her five goals scored as a freshman rank tied for ninth in program history for goals scored by a freshman while her 12 points have her tied for 12th in program history.

Next Up
The Bulldogs will now turn their attention to the 2018 Southern Conference Women's Soccer Championship. The Bulldogs enter the tournament as the No. 9 seed and will travel to No. 8 seed Wofford on Wednesday, Oct. 24. The 'Dogs and Terriers will tangle at 7 p.m. with the winner advancing to the quarterfinal round and a date with No. 1 seed Samford in Birmingham, Alabama on Saturday, Oct. 27.

For more information and updates on The Citadel soccer team's season, visit CitadelSports.com and follow @CitadelWSoccer on Twitter and Instagram.
 
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