Stevens' Goal with 1.3 Seconds Left Gives MSU a Weekend Sweep

Sunday, September 16

Cutchin Field

1:00 p.m.

Murray State

2-5

South Alabama

5-4-1

OT 2

South Alabama

Murray State

Photo by: Murray State Sports Information

Stevens' Goal with 1.3 Seconds Left Gives MSU a Weekend Sweep

9/16/2012 4:16:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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Murray State's Taylor Stevens (Fort Wayne, Ind.) blasted a goal into the back of the South Alabama net with just 1.3 seconds left in the first overtime period to give the Racers a thrilling 1-0 victory on Sunday afternoon at Cutchin Field.

Stevens' goal came off of a Megg Hudson ricochet shot that landed right in front of South Alabama's goalkeeper. Stevens drilled the shot and gave the Racers their second consecutive victory and a sweep over the state of Alabama. The goal was Stevens' first of her career.

“Obviously it's huge for us to get some momentum going before conference play begins,” said Head Coach Beth Acreman. “I was really pleased with the way our girls played for the whole 90 minutes and then all the way through overtime.”

The Jaguars' best opportunities to score came in the 55^th and 59^th minutes when a pair of shots hit off of the MSU post. Both teams played aggressively and had multiple solid looks at the goal to break the scoreless tie in regulation.

Latesha Stevenson recorded her second-straight shutout for the Racers (2-5) in the match while also recording a career-high seven saves in the victory. Both teams had seven shots on goal in the contest, while the Jaguars outshot Murray State 20-15.

“I was really proud of the way all the girls fought today, especially the way Veronika Pribyslavska, Rachel Walker and Shauna Wicker provided leadership out there for us and I thought those three really stood out,” said coach Acreman.

Murray State will open OVC play next weekend as it travels to Austin Peay for a 2 p.m. kickoff on Sept. 23. The Racers' first three conference matches will be played on the road and will return home to Cutchin Field on Oct. 5 against Belmont.