Women’s Soccer Win Streak Snapped by LA Tech

Friday, October 4

Ruston, La.

4:00 PM

Florida Atlantic

8-3-0, 2-1-0

Louisiana Tech

10-1-1, 2-1-0

Florida Atlantic

Louisiana Tech

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

10/4/2019 6:42:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

RUSTON, La. – A golden goal in the 99th minute snapped the six-match winning streak of Florida Atlantic University women's soccer, as they were topped Friday evening by Louisiana Tech, 1-0.

The Turning Point:
The Owls (8-3-0, 2-1-0 C-USA) and Lady Techsters (10-1-1, 2-1-0 C-USA) sat scoreless at halftime, and despite FAU holding an 8-1 shot advantage in the second half, it was the same stalemate through 90 minutes.

The Finish:
Shots by Pernille Velta and Mary O'Hara were saved in the 94th and 96th, respectively. Just a couple of minutes later, a Lady Techster attacker got behind the backline, fended off a trailing defender, and slotted it to the right of the diving and oncoming FAU keeper Cassidy Wasdin for the game-winning goal.

Notables:

The Owls fell despite doubling their LA Tech opponents in shots, 14-7, and shots on goal, 6-3
O'Hara had nearly half of the team's attempts, six, with two on target
Velta and Sammy Vitols each had two shots
Wasdin, Alex Maxson and Luisa Daikeler played the full 98:25

Quotable

"Tough day," said head coach Patrick Baker. "Early afternoon kickoff, didn't really get into the game early like we wanted to. Thought Louisiana Tech had a better start. Probably about halfway through, we started to pick it up a little bit. We got some fresh legs on, that definitely changed and helped a little bit.

"In overtime, we decided if we won the toss, we'd take the wind. Definitely had the ball down in their end quite a bit, but … we knew they defend well, get numbers behind the ball, can spring you and can spring (Autumn Woodard) and that's what they did."

Full Video with Coach Baker: