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Washington State Scores Last Two to Top Women's Soccer in Double Overtime
September 16, 2007 | Women's Soccer
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- For the second straight game at Notre Dame's tournament, the Princeton women's soccer team scored first. And as against the Irish, Princeton's opponent came out with the victory.
Kiersten Dallstream's turn-and-fire attempt off a throw-in 31 seconds into the second overtime gave Washington State a 2-1 win over the Tigers, who fall to 0-4-1 against a fifth straight team ranked or receiving votes in a national poll.
Washington State improved to 4-0-1 and added the Princeton win to a Friday victory over Oklahoma State, a team that entered the week ranked in four national polls.
The Cougars outshot Princeton 19-11 for the game as each goalkeeper made six saves.
Princeton controlled possession over the game's first 15 minutes until Washington State's Brooke Bemis, the Cougars' leading scorer, had a flurry of near-misses. In the 17th minute, Tiger netminder Maren Dale was outnumbered by maroon jerseys out at the six-yard box looking to cut down an attempt and used her footwork to tie up the ball long enough for Princeton defenders to arrive. Bemis then placed a pair of shots over the crossbar before Princeton was able to retake possession. Dale made three saves in the half.
Alexandra Valerio, a freshman whose first career goal was Princeton's first of the season against Notre Dame Friday, was on the attack again and junior Lisa Chinn announced her arrival on the Tiger front line with three first-half shots. Chinn had an attempt in the 12th minute that accounted for one of Washington State goalkeeper Brynn Bemis' two saves of the half.
Washington State outshot Princeton 8-4 in the first half with four of those Cougar shots part of Brooke Bemis' succession of volleys in the 16th and 17th minutes. The Cougars also had the last four shots of the half after Chinn's last attempt before the break came off a corner kick in the 23rd minute and was blocked by a crowd in front of the net.
But the Tigers broke through two minutes into the second half. Vicki Anagnostopoulos powered a ball from 25 yards across the box and inside the right post off a touch pass from Melissa Whitley. The goal was Anagnostopoulos' first of the season a year after finishing as Princeton's second-leading scorer and missing Princeton's first two games of this season due to injury.
The Tigers dodged another white-knuckler of a chance for Washington State in the 55th minute. On a free kick 30 yards from the goal, the Cougars' Allison Scurich knocked the ball toward the near post and had it bounce off a Princeton defender and then the post before it was cleared, resulting in an unsuccessful Washington State corner kick.
Just more than 30 minutes before she would decide the game, Dallstream provided the equalizer. With Princeton's first-team All-Ivy defender, junior Taylor Numann, on tight, Dallstream was still able to sneak an attempt past Dale, who was near the six-yard box looking to trim Dallstream's angle.
Three minutes later, Princeton had a chance to take the lead again. The Cougars' Anna Miller became entangled with Princeton's Aarti Jain in the 18-yard box, granting the Tigers a penalty kick taken by Jen Om. Keeping the ball low and aiming to her right, Om wasn't able to blast it past a diving Brynn Bemis and the game stayed tied.
Washington State outshot Princeton 7-5 in the second half with each goaltender making one save as the contest went to overtime.
The Cougars threatened early in the first overtime before Sarah Peteraf had Princeton's first good chance in extra time. Peteraf placed a shot across the box which a diving Brynn Bemis touched just enough to keep in front of the goal line before the Cougars' Jenny Cristoph knocked it away. Washington State outshot Princeton 3-2 in the first overtime before Dallstream's winner was the only shot of the second extra period.
Princeton will look for its first win Sunday when it returns home to face Saint Joseph's Sunday at 1 p.m. on Powers Field at Princeton Stadium.
Notes: Jen Om was selected to the 11-member all-tournament team.