Box Score

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Carolay Ospina scored five minutes into overtime to give Presbyterian a 2-1 win over Charleston Southern in a Big South game at the CSU Soccer Field. The Bucs dropped to 3-5-1 overall and 0-1-1 in the Big South. The Blue Hose won their third in a row – all in overtime – and are 2-6-0 and 2-0-0 in conference play.

How It Happened
•    The teams traded penalty kicks in the first half which ended in a 1-1 tie.
•    In the 11th minute, Dakota Fiedler drew a foul in the box and Kylie Doster converted the PK for a 1-0 CSU lead.
•    The Blue Hose evened it with a PK of their own, with Morgan Hutchison scoring in the 36th minute.
•    The Bucs controlled play for most of the second half, taking 11 shots during the period to only four for Presbyterian.
•    CSU took four of those shots in the final 7:32 of regulation, with the best chance coming when Erin Rush's shot heading to an open goal went just left.
•    Jazmin Gonzalez saved the first Blue Hose shot of the first 10-minute overtime period before Ospina produced the game winner, assisted by Hutchison.

Inside the Numbers
•    CSU held a 19-13 advantage in shots, and both teams had six shots on goal.
•    Fiedler paced the Bucs with six shots while Doster, Zari Hayes and Elise Borys each had two.
•    Gonzalez had four saves, and Megan Serrano made five stops for the Blue Hose.
•    In a physical game, Presbyterian committed 19 fouls to 14 for the Bucs.
•    There were also four cards issued including a red to Anna Stouffer which forced the Blue Hose to man a person short in overtime.

News and Notes
•    Doster's goal was her third of the season to break a tie with Hayes and Borys for the team lead.
•    Gonzalez now has 132 career saves and is eight shy of passing Amy Arroyo for ninth in school history.

Up Next
The Bucs travel to Farmville, Va., to take on Longwood on Saturday at 2:00. CSU returns home to face Winthrop next Wednesday at 3:30.