Wright Helps No. 8 Owens Women's Soccer To 2-2 Deadlock In Battle Of Top 10 Teams

Jordyn Wright, pictured here in a preseason scrimmage, scored the team's first goal of the season today, and then she nearly won it in OT, but her shot hit the crossbar. Photo by Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information
Jordyn Wright, pictured here in a preseason scrimmage, scored the team's first goal of the season today, and then she nearly won it in OT, but her shot hit the crossbar. Photo by Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information

Scoring Summary

1st - 12:00 - Cierra Fenwick (College of Southern Maryland)
1st - 31:45 - Megen Jackson (College of Southern Maryland)
2nd - 69:31 - Jordyn Wright (Owens Community College)
2nd - 80:30 - Brittany Powell (Owens Community College)

Game Leaders

Owens Community College
G: 2 Players (#17, #20) - 1
A: Shelby Antonacci - 2
Sh: Kendyl Christian - 2
Sv: Chelsie Randolph - 8
College of Southern Maryland
G: 2 Players (#2, #15) - 1
A: 2 Players (#16, #25) - 1
Sh: N/A
Sv: Sydney Schultz - 8

Team Stats

Owens Community College
College of Southern Maryland

Shots (on goal)

22 (14)
0 (0)

Saves

8
11

Fouls

0
0

Corner Kicks

8
0

Offsides

0
0
full stats
Posted: Aug 30, 2014

By Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information

Rochester, N.Y.---The No. 8 Owens Community College women's soccer team tied No. 10 College of Southern Maryland 2-2 in double overtime today in a game held at Monroe Community College.

Late in the first half, Owens trailed 2-0 when they received a penalty kick opportunity. Kendyl Christian (Clay/Oregon, Ohio), however, hit the post and the ball was cleared.

Owens entered halftime down two, but the second half was a different story. Head coach Kenny Hewitt made a formation adjustment, and it paid off with two second half, regulation goals.

"The girls pushed on and dominated the second half," Hewitt said.

The first goal came when Shelby Antonacci (Lake/Perrysburg, Ohio) played a ball forward to Jordyn Wright (Riverdale/Forest, Ohio), who ran inside and put the ball in the net at 69:31 to pull Owens within one. Then, at the 80:30 mark, Antonacci crossed a ball from the left, Brittany Powell (Onsted/Onsted, Mich.) ran to the middle and lofted a 14 yard header over the goalkeeper's head to tie it up.

"The girls showed a lot of character and heart (coming back after halftime)," Hewitt said. "They stayed focused, we changed formations and it gave them belief. In overtime, we didn't stop pushing and controlled play. We were tired, but we kept going."

In the first overtime, Wright nearly won it for her team, but her shot hit the crossbar and was cleared.

"It was a great strike," Hewitt said.

Chelsie Randolph (Start/Toledo, Ohio) started in goal and played the entire game. She made eight saves for Owens.

Owens had 22 shots in the game, but 19 of them came in second half and overtime. Wright led the way with three shots on goal, while Powell, Haley Malaczewski (Central Catholic/Toledo, Ohio) and Antonacci each had two shots on goal.

Next Up

Owens (0-0-1) will take on No. 18 Monroe Community College tomorrow at 12 p.m. to close out their season opening, weekend trip to New York. Tomorrow's game will be broadcasted live online here. You can also follow the game live statistically here.