FINAL: Saint Joseph's 3, Duquesne 2
TEAM RECORDS:DUQ 9-4-2, 5-1-0 A-10 // SJU 12-1-2, 5-0-1 A-10
DUQ STARTERS: Murphy (GK) // Aunkst // Yow // Dagenais // Faccenda // Layman // Losco // O'Connor // Fabean // Larsen // Thornton
SJU STARTERS: Perrott (GK) // Mulvey // Mills // Finneyfrock // Dipippa // Gingrich // Hartwell-Miller // Bergman // Ryan // Galen // Vagnozzi
KEEPERS OF RECORD: DUQ: Murphy (9-3-3) // SJU: Perrott (12-1-2)
GOALS: Losco (DUQ) 11' // Faccenda (DUQ) 14' // Finneyfrock (SJU) 70' // Finneyfrock (SJU) 86' // Mill (SJU) 91'
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QUICK RECAP: The Duquesne women's soccer team scored twice in the first half, however three unanswered goals by Saint Joseph's resulted in a 3-2 overtime loss for the Dukes on Rooney Field Sunday afternoon.
With the loss, the Dukes fall to 9-4-2 overall and 5-1-0 in Atlantic 10 Conference play, while the Hawks improve to 12-1-2 and 5-0-1.
Abby Losco capitalized on an early opportunity for the Dukes when her shot deflected off the back of Saint Joseph's Paige Bergman, beating Cameron Perrott in the 11th minute.
Saint Joseph's answered with a shot in the 13th minute, however Dakota Mills' attempt would bounce off the post, keeping the Hawks off the board.
In the 14th minute Linnea Faccenda received a through ball from Losco, and put the ball past Perrott on the inside left post, extending Duquesne's lead to 2-0.
SJU closed out the half with a header by Meghan Dipippa, which was stopped by Kyra Murphy in the 42nd minute.
Emily Gingrich would record two back-to-back shots in the first five minutes of the second half, with Murphy saving both attempts and holding SJU scoreless.
In the 70th minute Michael Finneyfrock's header beat Murphy, bringing the score to 2-1. Finneyfrock went on to level the game with a goal in the 86th minute, and the score would remain tied at the end of regulation.
Mills' shot to the right of Murphy in the 91st minute ended the game with a 3-2 victory for the Hawks. With the win, Saint Joseph's is now first in the A-10, while Duquesne falls to third.
COACH ALVINE QUOTE: "It was a great first half, we played really well and scored two goals. We allowed them back in the game though, and once they scored those two goals in the second half they had all of the momentum going into overtime."
UP NEXT: The Dukes head to Amherst, Mass. to face UMass (2-9-1, 0-5-0 A-10) on Thursday at 4 p.m.
