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Women's Soccer 8/24/2015 5:37:00 PM Holy Cross Athletics

Women?s Soccer Falls In Overtime To Quinnipiac, 2-1

THE BASICS:

Score: Quinnipiac 2, Holy Cross 1 (OT)
Records: Quinnipiac (1-0-0); Holy Cross (0-1-1)
Location: Hamden, Conn. (QU Soccer Field)
The Lead: Quinnipiac's Nadya Gill scored the game-clinching goal in the 98th minute (97:58) to help lead the Bobcats to a 2-1 overtime-victory against Holy Cross in women's soccer action on Monday afternoon at QU Soccer Field.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Holy Cross struck first in the 12th minute (11:04), as sophomore forward Aly Spencer (Tewksbury, Mass.) cleaned up a loose ball in the middle of the box to give the Crusaders the 1-0 lead.
With just 19 seconds left in the first half, Quinnipiac tied the game at 1-1, as Madison Borowiec converted a corner kick from Kelly Caruso. Borowiec gathered the incoming pass from Caruso off one bounce and slipped the ball into the back of the net.
Holy Cross had a chance to break the tie in the 56th minute, as junior forward Courtney Cohen (Lake Grove, N.Y.) directed a corner kick from Spencer on goal, but the ball rang off the crossbar.
Gill's game-winning goal in the 98th minute came off an assist by Jenna Proctor.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Quinnipiac goalkeeper Natalia Grodzki made six saves for the hosts.
Crusader junior netminder Brooke Holle (Upper Saddle River, N.J.) and freshman goalie Emma Gurchiek (Barrington, R.I.) combined for five total stops with respective save totals of three and two.
The Bobcats held the 16-14 edge in total shots, while both teams had seven shots on goal apiece.
Quinnipiac led Holy Cross, 7-5, in corner kicks.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

Spencer now has two goals and one assist this season for a team-high five points through two games. For her career, she has 13 goals and four assists for 30 collegiate points.
Quinnipiac moves to 8-4-1 all-time in games against Holy Cross.

UP NEXT:

Holy Cross returns to action on Thursday, Aug. 27, when it travels to Durham, N.H. to take on New Hampshire at 7:00 p.m.

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