Racers Win Thriller over Jacksonville State

Friday, October 19

Cutchin Field

3:00 p.m.

Murray State

4-10, 2-5OVC

Jacksonville State

10-5-2, 3-3-1OVC

OT 2

Jacksonville State

Murray State

Photo by: Murray State Sports Information

10/19/2012 6:17:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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Veronika Pribyslavska fired in a goal from less than 10 yards out with just over a minute remaining in the first overtime to give the Racers a thrilling 2-1 victory over Jacksonville State at Cutchin Field.

The goal was Pribyslavska's seventh of the season and third game-winning goal of 2012. The goal was made possible after a Julie Mooney shot was saved by the JSU goalkeeper and bounced back to Pribyslavska, who then drove in and slipped the ball by the goalie for the score.

The Racers (4-10, 2-5 OVC) bounced back in the overtime frame after the Gamecocks (10-5-2, 3-3-1 OVC) tied the score at 1-1 in the 86^th minute to force the extra period.

“I thought the girls did a great job of battling through adversity,” said Head Coach Beth Acreman. “For them to come out and take care of business and stay aggressive in overtime after giving up a late goal was huge. I'm very proud of our effort today.”

After a scoreless first half, Murray State took the lead in the 49^th minute off of a Megg Hudson header. Mooney sent a nice pass in to Rachel Foxley along the end line and Foxley set up Hudson with a beautiful pass into the box for the goal. The goal was Hudson's third of the year.

The Racers were aggressive right from kickoff and kept attacking, never allowing JSU to get comfortable. MSU recorded a season-high 29 shots in the contest, as well as a season-best 15 shots on goal. The Racers also held a 7-to-3 advantage on corner kicks in the win.

“It was probably the best we've looked all year,” said Acreman. “We just kept fighting and got a huge victory for us today.”
Murray State entered its second to last weekend of the year, needing to win most of its final four games of the season in order to reach the OVC Tournament.

“We still have a long way to go, but our goal is to try to do as good as possible and pick up as many points as we can these final two weekends and see if we can't get that sixth spot in the tournament,” said Acreman. “It's big for us that our final games are at home and it was nice to return to Cutchin Field today.”

Latesha Stevenson picked up the win in net for the Racers and recorded two saves. Mooney had a great offensive day for MSU, leading the team with 15 shots, including nine on goal and recording two assists. All three were career-bests for her. Pribyslavska also was aggressive all game, registering seven shots and five on goal.

Jenelle Cunningham and Bronagh Kerins also had two shots for MSU, while Foxley, Hudson and Taylor Stevens recorded one shot each.

The Racers return to action on Sunday as they will host Tennessee Tech at 1 p.m. from Cutchin Field. It will once again be a key game for Murray State to remain in contention to reach the OVC Tournament in November.