MIAMI SHORES, FL -- The Barry Buccaneers soared over the Embry-Riddle Eagles with a 2-1 double overtime Sunshine State Conference women's soccer win at Buccaneer Field on Saturday night.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 2, Embry-Riddle 1
Records: Barry (4-3-1, 1-1-1 SSC), Embry-Riddle (4-3-0, 2-2-0 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads 4-3-1
SUMMARY:
- 56:11 - The Eagles struck first in the 57th minute. Grace Foyer got the ball deep into the Buccaneer penalty box and sent a cross back in from the right side to Saba Ameri who beat keeper Maddie Hart-Pomerantz | Embry-Riddle 1, Barry 0
- 59:38 - The Bucs knotted the game 1-1 just three minutes later. Angelina Sieloff passed up the left side to Drew Dempsey. Dempsey touched the ball around a defender and blassted a shot from 32 yards out into the top right corner of the net. | Barry 1, Embry-Riddle 1
- 101:08 - Early in the second overtime, the Eagle defense made a grave error and Tash Hudson was there to ounce on it. She muscled the ball away from the left back, then out-raced the rest of the defense into the box. Faced with a 1v1 chance against keeper Oona Jokinen, she calmly put the ball in the back of the net for the win. | Barry 2, Embry-Riddle 1
NOTEWORTHY:
- Hart-Pomerantz made nine saves to earn the win for the Bucs, imprving to 4-3-1 on the season.
- Jokinen had four saves for the Eagles, to drop her record to 4-3-0.
- The Eagles out-shot Barry 18-15, including 10-6 on goal.
- The Eagles also had six corners to four for the Bucs.
- For Hudson, it was the fifth straight game with a goal since moving up top.
- Barry regained the lead in the all-time series with the win, avenging a loss in the SSC Tournament in 2019.
- It was also the second straight home game that Barry won 2-1 after trailing early.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs host arch-rival Lynn on Wednesday, Oct. 6 at 6:00 pm at Buccaneer Field.
