Junior All-American Gabriela Demoner assisted on both Franklin
Pierce goals this afternoon.
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Panthers net winner in 96th minute after Johansson forces extra
time with last minute goal
Boxscore
MELBOURNE,
Fla. (September 12, 2008) - Florida Institute of
Technology scored 5:28 into overtime to claim a 3-2 victory over
Franklin Pierce University, ranked No. 4 in this week's National
Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas Division II
poll, in non-conference women's soccer action at Rick Stottler
Field this afternoon.
Freshman Paula Lillsjö
(Helsingborg, Sweden) scored the winning goal with a hard
shot from 25-yards out on the right side 5:28 into the first
overtime to lift Florida Tech to the victory. Sophomores
Amanda Hjalmarsson (Hoganas, Sweden) and
Alyssa Esposito (Melbourne, Fla./Melbourne) also
scored goals for the Panthers.
Junior All-American Gabriela
Demoner (Curitiba, Brazil) assisted on both Franklin
Pierce goals, the latter of which scored by sophomore All-American
Angelika Johansson (Falkenburg, Sweden) with just
59-seconds to play in regulation forced overtime. Junior
Mackenzie Bulych (Regina, Saskatchewan/Dr. Martin
LeBoldus) also netted a goal for the Ravens.
Sophomore All-American Angelika Johansson sent the match to
overtime with a goal with just 59-seconds left in regulation.
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Junior goalkeeper Melissa
Pyles (Daytona Beach, Fla./Spruce Creek) made one save for
Florida Tech, while senior Brittany Ester (Toms River,
N.J./Toms River East) posted a career-best nine saves in
goal for Franklin Pierce. Florida Tech out-shot the Ravens by a
14-4 margin, including a 12-3 advantage in shots on target.
Franklin Pierce took an early lead
as Bulych took a pass from Demoner and fired a shot from the top of
the 18 that hit the right post and caromed into the goal 18:52 into
the match. Florida Tech equalized just 3:03 before halftime when
Hjalmarsson scored off a feed from sophomore DeeDee Newland
(Satellite Beach, Fla./Satellite).
The Panthers took a lead in the
66th minute on an unassisted tally from Esposito.
Johansson forced overtime for the Ravens when she scored with a
floating shot off a pass from Demoner at 89:01.
Franklin Pierce (2-1-1, 1-0-1 NE-10)
is back in action on Sunday, when it travels north to Saint
Augustine to face Flagler College at 11:30 a.m. Florida Tech
(4-1-0, 0-0-0 SSC) hosts the University of Charleston on Sunday at
11 a.m.
