Women’s soccer recovers from loss with overtime win

The Georgia State women's soccer team (4-7) dipped into the first two game of its confer- ence schedule over the weekend with mixed results. The Panthers first Colonial Athletic Associa- tion match of the 2011 season began on Friday evening at Drexel's home field, in a rain soaked match against the Drexel Dragons. The soggy conditions wreaked havoc upon both teams. "It was the hardest rain I've ever had to be outside in," said head coach Domenic Martelli. "It rained and rained and rained, and then rained some more. There was water standing all over field. The ball was just sitting in puddles and wasn't traveling well for either team. "Six minutes into the match, sophomore forward Jewel Evans kicked a shot towards Drexel's goal but watched in disappointment as it careened off the post and missed the net. At the 7:09 minute mark, Drexel got on the board with a goal by Sam Greenfield. As the game pressed on, standing water on the Dragons' turf field made it difficult for either team to make a run down the field. Sophomore, Alyssia Feronti and fresh- man Whitney Ravan both got off shots in the second half but failed to even the score. Ultimately, the Dragons escaped with the win. The Panthers would fare much better on Sunday, Sept. 25, in a thriller on the road against the Delaware Blue Hens. At the 2:05 minute mark, Delaware's Ali Miller earned a penalty kick, however, senior keeper, Kellianne Collins dove to her left to make the stop and save the goal. The save was just one of Collins' five saves for the match. Before halftime, Collins also tipped a potential Delaware goal over the crossbar. After a quiet first half, both teams got on the board in the second. In the 64th minute, Ravan maneuvered around her defender to get one on one with goal keeper and buried a shot to give the Panthers a 1-0 lead. Five minutes later, Miller responded by scoring a goal of her own to knot up the score at one. The score would remain tied through the end of regulation. In the ninth minute of over- time, Bennett booted the game- winning goal with a long shot in- side the left post. It was Bennett's fifth goal of the season and her second game-winning goal of the season. After the match, Martelli was impressed with the team's re- sponse despite suffering a tough loss in the rain, days earlier. Delaware did not play on Friday and we played a battle in the worst weather conditions, a downpour of rain that took so much out of us," said Martelli. "For us to gut it out against a very good Delaware team who was playing their first game of the weekend really showed the talent and determination of our team."

Georgia  State's will play their third road game on the road at William and Mary on Thursday, Sept. 29