NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.-The College of Saint Rose chalked up its second double-overtime triumph within a four-day period to remain unbeaten with this afternoon's 2-1 victory at
Northeast-10 Conference rival Merrimack.
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Sophomore forward
Nina Predanic drove home a free kick to the top-right corner three minutes into the second extra session to conclude a closely played game. Predanic previously put the Golden Knights (6-0-1/5-0-0 NE10) up 1-0 with another direct kick with 64:31 expired. The Warriors (4-3-0/1-3-0 NE10) then deadlocked it 15 minutes later.
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Sophomore keeper
Marika Laurendeau was again outstanding between the posts with a career-best nine saves, including seven after halftime. Meanwhile, senior outside back
Totianyu Guadalupe quarterbacked a young defense that stood tall against a Merrimack offense that generated 10 shots-on-goal.
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"I am extremely proud of the effort and desire of our girls to play to the final whistle. Our defense held strong and Marika made some exceptional saves. We narrowly missed some very good offensive opportunities. Nina was brilliant with her two strikes. This was a great team win," said head coach
Laurie Darling Gutheil.
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Senior forward Victoria Carter accounted for the Merrimack goal, while senior keeper Molly Meehan turned aside seven threats on target.
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Looking ahead, the Golden Knights return home Wednesday to take on
Upstate Challenge rival Le Moyne at 6:00 pm. Meanwhile, the Warriors have a 7:00 pm league meeting that night at American International in Springfield.
Notes: Saint Rose is now 2-0-1 in overtime this autumn…The Golden Knights are tied with Adelphi atop the NE10…Predanic now stands third in the conference with five goals…Four of those strikes have been game-winners…Saint Rose has outshot its opponents by a 122-67 margin on the year, including a 74-44 differential after halftime…They have also manufactured a 37-21 corner kick margin…Laurendeau is third in the NE10 with a 0.55 goals-against-average and stands second behind a 0.882 save percentage.
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