Furman 1, USC Upstate 0 (OT)
SPARTANBURG, S.C. ? Martha Hall scored in the 92nd minute on an assist from Lucy Martin to propel Furman to a 1-0 overtime victory over USC Upstate in the Paladins final non-conference game Monday night at County University Soccer Stadium.
The win moved Furman to 6-2-1 on the season while USC Upstate fell to 2-5-0.
Martin played a through ball in front of Hall who rounded her defender and beat the Spartan keeper from inside the six-yard box with a shot at the right post at 91:34 to give the Paladins their third straight victory.
The goal marked the fourth of the season for the freshman from Knoxville, Tenn.
Furman outshot the Spartans 21-9, including 10 shots on goal, but USC Upstate keeper Brittany Daughtry notched nine saves. Martin almost put Furman ahead midway through the second half with a shot off of the cross bar from 20 yards and senior Rachel Fry has several shots on frame that were turned away by Daughtry.
A hand ball in the box with 8:48 remaining in regulation gave Furman its best chance to take the lead, but Margaret Antonik’s penalty kick bounced off the cross bar just out of the reach of the keeper and was cleared from the box.
Freshman Jessica Smith improved to 4-0-1 in goal for Furman. The Franklin, Tenn., product made four saves, including pushing a pair of dangerous chances over the cross bar.
Furman opens Southern Conference play on Thursday when it hosts the Davidson Wildcats at Stone Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
College of Charleston 2, Charleston Southern 2
CHARLESTON, S.C. --- The College of Charleston's women's soccer team battled cross-town rival Charleston Southern to a 2-2, double overtime draw in the annual Silver Cup match on Monday afternoon.
With the tie, the Cougars record is now 7-1-1 on the year, while Charleston Southern goes to 3-4-1.
In the first half, both teams went scoreless despite the fact that Charleston Southern had several opportunities to score throughout the period. The Cougar defense and goalie Erin Smith stopped each attempt by the Lady Bucs.
In the second half, Charleston Southern broke the scoreless tie roughly four minutes into the period when Michelle Dennis scored unassisted.
The Cougars, however, would come storming back and scored back-to-back goals in a matter of minutes to take a 2-1 lead.
First, Megan Manthey scored her sixth goal of the season on a shot from the far side that bounced off the crossbar and into the goal.
Three minutes later, Hope Atkinson scored her third goal of the season after taking a shot from just outside the box and having it hit off the top crossbar and into the net.
Charleston Southern, however, answered when Emma Mattsson scored with 13 minutes left in regulation off an assist from Sara Catenacci. The game remained tied throughout the end of regulation and was forced to go to overtime.
In the overtime periods, both teams had several opportunities to take control of the match, but both squads were unable to score a goal
The Cougars will return to action on Friday, September 26 when they open Southern Conference play hosting Appalachian State at Patriots Point. Game time is set for 7 p.m.