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Tigers Edged in Double Overtime at James Madison

BOX SCORE HARRISONBURG, Va. – It was another heartbreaking match for the Towson University women's soccer team Thursday night at Sentara Park in Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) action.
 
After Towson took a 1-0 lead in the 84th minute, host James Madison University scored with just over two minutes left in regulation to force overtime.
 
The Dukes scored in the second overtime period, which was the fifth extra-time game of the year for Towson (4-10-2, 1-5-0 CAA).
 
How It Happened
  • The first 10 minutes of the game served as a time for the teams to feel each other out.
  • James Madison got the first shot of the game in the 14th minute on a header from Stephanie Hendrie, but Tiger keeper Taylor Sebolao was equal to the task.
  • Nine minutes later, the Dukes got their second shot, this time from Haley Crawford. Sebolao came up with the save to keep it scoreless.
  • In a flurry of action, Sebolao made her second save in a three-minute span as Crawford took her second shot on goal.
  • Towson controlled the pace through the final 15 minutes of the half, pinning the Dukes back in their defensive third.
  • Justine Stoner sent in a corner in the 34th minute, which was cleared out by a Duke defender, but Towson's own Alexis Toles turned on the loose ball and took the Tigers' lone shot on goal in the first half.
  • The game's most dangerous chance came in the 55th minute when Colleen Gawkins got past the Tiger defense. Gawkins had a wide-open look at the goal as Sebolao went low, but she banged it off the cross bar.
  • JMU had another dangerous chance in the 64th minute. Crawford took a shot right at Sebolao, which rebounded right to Steffi Page. The Duke got too far under the ball and sent the chance over the cross bar.
  • The Tigers' first chance of the second half came in the 68th minute after a Duke handball 30 yards out. Stoner stepped up and took a long-range shot that fell just wide right.
  • Towson broke the deadlock in the 83rd minute after Maddie Bové sent in a pseudo corner kick the bounced to Sydney Davis who headed it to Afton Kalkose. The Californian buried the first goal of her career to put Towson up 1-0.
  • Five minutes later, the Dukes leveled the match at 1-1 on a corner kick goal from Sophie Brause to Hendire on the near post.
  • James Madison ended the game in the 103 minute as Page scored from 25 yards out on a Brause assist.
 
Behind the Numbers
  • James Madison finished with 25 total shots, putting eight on cage. Sebolao turned aside seven of those chances, while a defender was credited with a team save.
  • Towson put three of its seven shots on goal. Hannah McShea made two saves in the double overtime game.
  • Kalkose, who hails from La Quinta, California, is now the furthest Towson player from home to score a goal. There are 2,550 miles between her hometown and Towson University.
  • Thursday's game was the second-straight overtime game between the Tigers and the Dukes. It marks the first time in series history there have been back-to-back overtime games in the 16-game series.
  • Sebolao now has 309 career saves, moving her into fourth all-time in program history. She surpasses Jocelyn Papciak's 308 career stops.
 
Up Next for Towson
  • Towson returns home on Sunday for its final game at the Tiger Soccer Complex.
  • Game time for Senior Day is slated for 1 p.m. against the Seahawks of UNCW.
  • UNCW was home Thursday night against William & Mary.
  • Towson won last season's meeting against the Seahawks 1-0 at the Tiger Soccer Complex.
 
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Players Mentioned

Sydney Davis

#23 Sydney Davis

D
5' 6"
Sophomore
Taylor Sebolao

#0 Taylor Sebolao

GK
5' 7"
Redshirt Senior
Justine Stoner

#17 Justine Stoner

M
5' 2"
Sophomore
Alexis Toles

#26 Alexis Toles

D
5' 6"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Sydney Davis

#23 Sydney Davis

5' 6"
Sophomore
D
Taylor Sebolao

#0 Taylor Sebolao

5' 7"
Redshirt Senior
GK
Justine Stoner

#17 Justine Stoner

5' 2"
Sophomore
M
Alexis Toles

#26 Alexis Toles

5' 6"
Junior
D