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.
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After Towson took a 1-0 lead in the 84
th minute, host James Madison University scored with just over two minutes left in regulation to force overtime.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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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