Epsten and Buchanan both find the net against Arizona State in Sunday's 2-2 tie.

Women's Soccer October 17, 2004

No. 25 San Diego Claims Overtime Win Over SMC

Oct. 18, 2004

As reported by SMC Sports Information

(Moraga, CA) - After trailing 2-0 going into the second half, the No. 25-ranked San Diego Toreros showed why they had rallied off four straight victories and are one of the elite teams in the nation. The Toreros scored three consecutive goals, with the game-winner coming six minutes into overtime to give USD their fifth consecutive victory. With the win, the Toreros improve to 9-6-1 overall and 3-0-0 in West Coast Conference play, while the Gaels drop to 8-8-0 on the year and 0-3-0 in conference.

Six minutes into overtime, USD forward Amy Epsten took a pass from Brooke Roby on the left side of the penalty area. Epsten made a quick turn and with her left foot she nailed the net far post to give the Toreros the win.

Trailing 2-0 after 45-minutes of play, San Diego scored two second half goals to send the game into overtime. With less than three minutes remaining, the Gaels committed a costly foul that gave the Toreros a penalty kick. San Diego called upon Kaitlyn Pruett to take the shot and she didn't disappoint as she beat Gael goalkeeper Andrea Lee in the lower right corner to extend the game to overtime.

The Toreros scored their first goal at the 49:56 mark. Marie-Claude Henry served up a perfect corner kick that found a running Pruett who's one-touch volley found the back of the net.

The Gaels struck first. Saint Mary's forward Katie Frattone scored her first goal in two years at the 33:19 mark. SMC midfielder Jenny Barbera nailed a shot that caromed off the far post. Frattone quickly followed the shot and buried the open-netter to give the Gaels the 1-0 lead.

Eight minutes later, Barbera was on the mark. From 25-yards out, she blasted a shot that that beat Torero goalkeeper Karen Cook in the upper-left corner. The goal was her second the season.

The two goal performance by the Gaels was their first multi-goal game in their last six contests.

Offensively, the Gaels were led by Barbera, who tallied three shots with one on goal. Pruett and Epsten each had three shots a piece for San Diego. Overall, USD out-shot SMC 14-7 and 8-2 in the second half.

Lee recorded a game-high three saves on the afternoon, while Cook earned the victory after making two saves.

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