The Ursuline College soccer team clinched its spot in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Tournament for the seventh-consecutive season in dramatic fashion with a 2-1 overtime win at Lake Erie on Tuesday evening.
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The Storm came out quickly in the opening five minutes when Brett Pauff finished a pass from Juliet Tyma to give Lake Erie a 1-0 advantage.
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Lake Erie held the lead for the remainder of the first half despite Ursuline outshooting them 10-3 in the period.
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It took until the 76
th minute when senior
Andie Widmer scored her first goal of the season to even the match 1-1 and force overtime.
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The Arrows nearly scored a goal in the first overtime period, but a shot hit the post late in the frame that sent the match in to a final 10 minutes.
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Senior
Megan Rafac used a pass from
Andie Widmer in the 103
rd minute and found the back of the net for the second time this season to give the Arrows a 2-1 win and send them onto the postseason for the seventh straight year in the G-MAC.
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Ursuline outshot Lake Erie 21-5 in the match including 16-5 in shots on goal.
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The Arrows will travel to Ohio Valley to take on the Fighting Scots in a re-match of last season's G-MAC Semi-Finals. Kickoff is set for 3:00 PM on Saturday with the winner advancing to take on the winner of #4 Findlay and #5 Ohio Dominican at the highest remaining seed on Thursday November 1.
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Earlier this season, Ursuline battled Ohio Valley to a 2-2 tie in Vienna against the defending conference champions. Freshman
Dominique Buddenhagen scored a pair of goals including one in the final 11 minutes to even the match.
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