|
Florida State soccer pulls out 2-1 win in double OT
Florida State’s Jessica Price skillfully out maneuvered three Texas A&M defenders to score a golden goal in the final moments of the second overtime Friday for a dramatic 2-1 win in the third round of the NCAA Tournament.
“It’s an indescribable, amazing feeling,’’ the redshirt sophomore forward said.
With the win, the Seminoles (19-4-1), a No. 1 seed, advances to the NCAA quarterfinals for the fifth straight year and will face Notre Dame next week, almost certainly here in Tallahassee on Friday. Notre Dame beat the visiting Seminoles in last year’s quarterfinals.
FSU is 18-0-0 at home in the NCAA Tournament, but that streak looked in jeopardy. FSU lost star playmaking midfielder Amanda DaCosta to a knee injury and the defensive-minded Aggies (15-7-3) took a 1-0 early in the second half. Even after FSU senior midfielder Lauren Switzer tied it 10 minutes later, the game seemed headed to a penalty-kick shootout.
FSU coach Mark Krikorian had told his players after regulation and after the first 10-minute overtime that it was only going to take one moment to pull out the win.
“Great players make great plays,’’ he said.
Price proved that with an assist from sophomore forward Tiffany McCarty, who fed her the ball on the right wing. She then patiently weaved across the box, leaving one defender after another behind, and knocked in a shot from about 4 yards out.
“I wasn’t really focused on them, I was just focused on getting my chance on goal and just taking my time and putting it away,’’ said Price, who now has four goals in this year’s tournament and 16 overall.
McCarty was watching, thinking her teammate would shoot sooner only to see her continue to work for a better angle and the game-winner with 2:01 left.
“Oh my gosh, Jess, Jess, Jess,’’ she said. “Then she put it away; I could have passed out. I was so happy.’’
“It was heartbreaking blow because we feel we would have won penalties; we’re a pretty good team in penalty kicks,’’ said A&M coach G Guerrieri. His team beat LSU in the second round on PKs. “The winning goal was a terrific counterattack by them and great individual effort to get into some tough spaces and then to be able to spin our players and a quality finish by Price.’’
Most Recent Blog Posts
About the blogger
Florida State Seminoles fans, start your tomahawk chop. The Seminole Report blog is written by FSU beat writer Brian Landman and the sports staff of the Tampa Bay Times.
E-mail Brian Landman:
landman@tampabay.com
Advertisement
Most Popular Categories
Follow us on Facebook
Comment Policy
| Please be sure your comments are appropriate before submitting them. Inappropriate comments include content that: |
| Is libelous |
| Is abusive, harassing, or threatening |
| Is obscene, vulgar, or profane |
| Is racially, ethnically or religiously offensive |
| Is illegal or encourages criminal acts |
| Is known to be inaccurate or contains a false attribution |
| Infringes copyrights, trademarks, publicity or any other rights of others |
| Impersonates anyone (actual or fictitious) |
| Solicits funds, goods or services, or advertises |
| The Tampa Bay Times does not edit posts but reserves the right to delete comments that violate our policy. |
Registration FAQ
| Read our Frequently Asked Questions on how to register to comment on the site. |