Women's Soccer Outlasts Fordham, 1-0, In Double Overtime

Oct. 7, 2001

BRONX, N.Y. -

The University of Rhode Island women's soccer team picked up a thrilling 1-0 double-overtime victory against Fordham in an Atlantic 10 contest in the Bronx, N.Y., on Sunday afternoon.

"Fordham is a tough place to play and we were happy to come out on top," said head coach Geoff Bennett. "We really battled throughout the game and earned a nice victory."

The two teams battled through a scoreless regulation and a 15-minute golden-goal overtime period. Midway through the second overtime period, sophomore Lauren Melofchik took a pass from fellow sophomore Erica Young and notched a shot on goal that was stopped by the Fordham Keeper. Senior captain Catherine Zanni collected the rebound and put in the follow-up shot to give Rhode Island a 1-0 victory at 113:43.

Senior keeper Kate Hirsch made four saves for Rhode Island while Shannon Misiaszek had seven stops for Fordham.

URI, now 6-3 with a 1-2 mark in the Atlantic 10, returns to action on Friday, October 12 when they host Duquesne in an Atlantic 10 contest at 7:00 p.m.

Rhode Island (6-3, 1-2)  0  0  0  1 -- 1
Fordham                  0  0  0  0 -- 0

Scoring:
URI	Catherine Zanni (Unassisted)	113:43

Saves:
URI:	Kate Hirsch (4 saves, 113:43)
FU:	Shannon Misiaszek (7 saves, 114:43)