Syracuse University
Rutgers
Rutgers Defeats Orangewomen in Double Overtime
10/3/2003 10:20:10 PM | Women's Soccer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Carli Lloyd’s goal with eight seconds left in the second overtime gave the Rutgers Scarlet Knights a 1-0 victory versus the Syracuse Orangewomen at the SU Soccer Stadium on Friday, October 3. Syracuse is now 7-3-0, while the Scarlet Knights are now 7-3-2. The game was an inter-divisional matchup and does not count toward either team’s BIG EAST record.
Lloyd’s goal was the last of 16 shots for the Scarlet Knights. Lloyd headed the ball into the back of the net off a long cross from Kim Mineo with just eight seconds showing on the clock. Rutgers outshot the Orangewomen, 16-5, and held a 7-0 advantage in corner kicks.
One of the Orangewomen’s best chance to score came in the first half when Helen Fox hit the post with a shot from 25 yards out.
SU goalkeeper Emily Kowalczyk made seven saves in the loss. Rutgers keeper Robyn Jones made one save in the shutout.
The loss ended a five-game unbeaten streak for the Orangewomen against Rutgers. SU owns a 4-1-1 in the all-time series.
The Orangewomen play their second Northeast Division contest on Monday, October 6 at St. John’s. It will be the first of three divisional games for the Orangewomen. They play Boston College on October 10 and Providence on October 12. Both of those games are at the SU Soccer Stadium.
