LEICESTER, Mass. --- The Becker College women's soccer team battled visiting Framingham State University to a 1-1 double-overtime tie on Thursday afternoon at Alumni Field on the Becker campus in Leicester.
THE BASICS
October 18, 2018
Alumni Field, Leicester
Score: Framingham State 1, Becker 1
Records: Framingham State (4-9-1) | Becker (9-5-3)
FIRST HALF
• Becker sophomore-transfer midfielder Shannon Kelley (Bellingham, Mass. / Blackstone Valley Technical) broke into the scoring column in the 13th minute when she took a pass from senior forward Ciara McKissick (Charlton, Mass. / Shepherd Hill Regional) and caught the goalie out of position for her sixth goal of the season as the Hawks went up 1-0.
• Framingham State found the answer in the 28th minute when senior midfielder Kayla Almstrom (Auburn, Mass. / Auburn) sent a pass forward taken by junior midfielder Caitlyn Our (Barnstable, Mass. / Barnstable) who launched it into the bottom right corner for her third goal of the year to tie it at 1-1.
• That score would hold up going into halftime, as the teams went into the break still tied.
SECOND HALF
• The second half remained hotly contested, with both teams seeing their opportunities come up just short.
• With ten minutes left, McKissick put a beautiful cross in front of the net from the right side. But Becker senior forward Lindsey Keith (Sutton, Mass. / Sutton) saw her shot fly over the crossbar. Then with four minutes left, Keith blasted a free kick from 35 yards out but it glanced off the crossbar as the game remained scoreless.
• The game remained scoreless at the end of regulation, and the teams headed into overtime.
OVERTIME
• Becker outshot Framingham State 6-1 in overtime, but was unable to finish off the visitors.
BY THE NUMBERS
• Total shots were 26-22 in favor of the Hawks.
• Becker freshman goalkeeper Lyndsey Cobb-Wilkins (Elmira, N.Y. / Elmira) recorded 11 saves for the Hawks while Framingham State senior goalkeeper Jennifer Stevens (Hopkinton, Mass. / Hopkinton) tallied two stops in net playing the first half. Freshman goalkeeper Madison Brown (Attleboro, Mass. / Attleboro) took over at halftime and played the rest of the way, recording five saves.
• Keith finished with a team-high 10 shots for the Hawks. Almstrom led Framingham State with five shots on the day.
• Corner kicks were 8-2 in Becker's favor.
UP NEXT
The Hawks are back in action on Saturday when they host Eastern Nazarene College for a 4:30 p.m. game. The Rams head to Worcester State on Saturday for a 12:00 p.m.
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