NEW HAVEN, Conn. Freshman Federica Frew (Melbourne, Australia) does it again as she nets the game-winning goal in overtime for the second time in less than a week as American International College defeated Southern Connecticut State, 1-0, in Northeast-10 women's soccer action this evening from a rainy Jess Dow Field.
AIC runs their winning streak to four and improves to 7-4 on the year and 6-2 in the conference while the Owls fall to 3-7 overall and 3-5 in the NE-10.
Senior Alyssa Werbicki (Chicopee, Mass.) collected the first shot on goal on the evening for the Jackets as in the 28th minute she sent one on net that was turned aside by Owl junior keeper Erica Ridella (Warwick, N.Y.) keeping the game scoreless.
Coming out of the half, AIC nearly broke the shutout in the 63rd minute as freshman Emilia Hed (Dalarna, Sweden) ripped a shot from the left side of the box, but it was right at Ridella and the score remained 0-0.
Neither team was really able to gather considerable possession during the late stages of regulation as the game trickled into overtime.
In the overtime is was all AIC as senior Romina Bell (Stockerau, Austria) set up the winning goal off a free kick after an SCSU foul and it was Frew who was able to finish again for her second Golden Goal in less than a week as she found the back of the net in the 95th minute.
The Owls led in shots 12-10 including the slim 7-6 edge in shots on target and also had a 4-2 advantage in corner kicks.
Graduate student Rachel Edgin (Whitesboro, N.Y.) made seven saves to collect her fifth shutout of the season and second straight while Ridella stopped five shots in the setback.
American International returns to action on Monday as they take a break from conference action to host the Mercy College Mavericks at 3 p.m. in a game rescheduled from earlier in the season.