BECKLEY, West Virginia -- The WVU Tech women's soccer team dropped a 4-3 overtime decision to Georgia Gwinnett College Monday evening at the YMCA Paul Cline Memorial Complex. The Golden Bears hold a .500 record in 2016, 4-4 while the Grizzlies move to 5-5-1.
Tech got on the board quick when junior
Tyler Graves earned an assist off a corner kick for a Georgia Gwinnett own goal in minute five. Fellow classmate
Olivia Mantohbang followed that up off the assists of junior
Ruby Bingham and freshman
Hailey Couchman (11').
Junior
Tristen Kilman scored Tech's final goal of the game from another Couchman assist (88') which knotted the game 3-3 and forced bonus soccer.
Georgia Gwinnett's Dominique Fletcher posted the golden goal three minutes into overtime to give the Grizzlies the 4-3 victory.
As a team, Tech posted 18 shots, ten on goal compared to their opponent's 22 shots, eight on goal. The Golden Bears did hold the advantage in corner kicks, 8-6.
Junior goalkeeper
Martha Reyna moves to 4-4 while protecting the net, recording four saves in 93 minutes of play in the loss.
The Gold and Blue will play their first River States Conference (RSC) game Thursday, September 29 when they host Midway University in Beckley, West Virginia. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m.