Jackie McCormick's goal lifts Women's Soccer to 3-2 overtime win over Rider

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9/3/04 -- Junior Jackie McCormick (Liverpool, N.Y.) booted in the game-winning goal in the 92nd minute to give the Long Island University women’s soccer a team a 3-2 overtime victory over Rider. The Blackbirds improve to 2-1 while the Broncs fall to 1-1 on the young season.

The teams amounted for little offense until the closing minute of the first half when senior Nichole Lopez (Highland Mills, N.Y.), streaking down the left side, fed a darting McCormick who scored from five yards out for the first score of the game.

The Blackbirds added insurance in the 49th minute from the foot of midfielder Christine Gans (Pittsburgh, Pa.). The Broncs defense, hoping to get an offsides trap were stifled when Lopez from midfield delivered a perfect pass to Gans. One-on-one with RU goalkeeper Kim Carter, Gans struck from three yards out to push LIU to a 2-0 lead.

The Broncs responded 11 minutes later, netting their first goal of the game on Tami Cole’s header. They knotted the score at 2-2 in the 75th minute when Marianne Hanna found the inside top right corner.

LIU sophomore goalkeeper Stephanie Kansky (Bellevue, Wash.) posted some amazing saves in the second half, including a diving stop in the 82nd minute off a liner from Andrea Giuliani.

The game-winner came a little over a minute into the extra stanza when midfielder Allison Andreano (Denville, N.J.) dribbled into the box. Carter, attempting to stop Andreano, was beat by a streaking McCormick who found the open net for the victory.

LIU, only in its seventh season of women’s soccer, is off to its best start (2-1) since the 1998 campaign. The Blackbirds host Temple on Wednesday, September 8 at 5:00 pm.