TOWSON, Md. ? For the second straight season, the Tigers battled Georgia State to a second overtime period. Unfortunately for the Tigers, the result was similar as the Panthers won their second straight game with a 2-1 victory over Towson at the Towson Center Soccer Complex on Sunday afternoon.
Senior forward Kay Harbrueger scored the game-winning goal with 2:41 remaining in the second overtime period as the Panthers overcame a strong comeback effort from the Tigers.
The second-leading scorer in NCAA Division I, Harbrueger scored her CAA-leading sixth game-winning goal of the season at the 107:19 mark when she took a pass from freshman defender Lani Huntley on a breakaway and shot to the far post. It was Harbrueger's 15th goal of the season and the 11th game-winning goal of her career, which ranks third in Panthers' history.
Georgia State took a 1-0 lead in the 23rd minute when sophomore forward Apryl Goodwin scored her fifth goal of the season by converting passes from freshman Erinique Owens and senior Kara Vezza.
Midway through the second half, the Tigers tied the game at 1-1 when freshman midfielder Courtney McKee scored the first goal of her college career, an unassisted marker past sophomore goalkeeper Heidi Blankenship.
In the first overtime period, the Panthers had the only scoring opportunity when Goodwin was stopped by freshman goalkeeper Jocelyn Papciak on a close shot in the goal area.
Papciak made three saves for the Tigers after entering the game in the 31st minute, replacing sophomore Kristen Sample. Sample made two saves in her third start of the season.
Blankenship made five saves in the victory as the Panthers held off a 13-shot attack by the Tigers.
The Tigers also had a 6-3 advantage in corner kicks.
The Tigers will play their final two road games of the regular season next weekend when they visit Delaware and Drexel. Meanwhile, Georgia State will travel to Northeastern and Hofstra next weekend to wrap up a four-game road trip.
Game Notes: With 15 goals and eight assists, Harbrueger trails Michigan State freshman Laura Heyboer by four points ... Heyboer has recorded 40 points for the Spartans this season, scoring 16 goals with 8 assists ... McKee's goal snapped a scoreless streak of 304 minutes, 34 seconds for the Tigers ... All seven of the Tigers' goals this season have been scored by a different player.
Goals: GSU ? Apryl Goodwin 1, Kay Harbrueger 1; TOW ?
Courtney McKee 1.
Assists: GSU ? Erinique Owens 1, Kara Vezza 1, Lani Huntley 1.
Saves: GSU ? Heidi Blankenship 5 (107:19, 1 goals allowed); TOW ?
Kristen Sample 2 (30:13, 1 goals allowed),
Jocelyn Papciak 3 (77:06, 1 goals allowed).
Shots: GSU ? 10; TOW ? 13.
Corner Kicks: GSU ? 3; TOW ? 6.
Attendance: 159.
