Holder Sends Women's Soccer Past Lafayette in OT

Saturday, September 26

Easton, Pa.

7 PM

Army West Point

3-6-1, 1-0-1

Lafayette

5-3-0, 0-2-0

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Army West Point

Lafayette

Holder Sends Women's Soccer Past Lafayette in OT

September 26, 2015 | Women's Soccer

Box Score

EASTON, Pa. – Katie Holder found the back of the net with one second remaining in overtime to send the Army West Point women's soccer team to a 1-0 victory over Lafayette in Patriot League action on Saturday evening at Oaks Stadium.

Army improves to 3-6-1 overall and 1-0-1 in the conference, while Lafayette slips to 5-3-0 and 0-2-0.

Holder got around a Lafayette defender on the left side of the field and sent a high shot into the upper right corner of the net in the 99th minute with just one second left in the first overtime period.

Clare Shea accounted for the game's first shot just 2:35 into the first half, with a strike from 15 yards out. Shea controlled a cross from a corner kick by Bailey Widman inside the 18-yard box before pulling the ball to her left foot and sending a curling shot on net that Lafayette keeper Kelly O'Brien saved. O'Brien made five saves on the night.

Army nearly broke the scoreless tie in the 31st minute when Holder sent a long-range shot high on net that O'Brien got a hand on before the ball deflected off the crossbar to Jade Jamison, who had her follow-up chance saved by O'Brien just four seconds after Holder's attempt.

Jordan Cassalia wasn't required to make a save in opening half, as Lafayette attempted two shots that missed the Army net. Cassalia made a pair of stops in the second half to finish with two saves.

Shea sent a shot wide of Lafayette's right post in the 52nd minute after gathering a loose ball that came after Candace Stewart drew a double team while making her way into the hosts' 18-yard box.

Lafayette answered with a threatening opportunity in the 59th minute as Kaelin King received a long pass before sending a shot wide of the right post from the left side of the field.

The Leopards were able to manufacture another decent look when Melissa Lynskey made her way behind the Black Knights' defense to the end line before sending a pass across in the direction of King in the 70th minute. Cassalia made a diving play to intercept the pass and prevent Lafayette from netting the go-ahead goal.

Cassalia made her first save of the contest in the 80th minute when Lafayette played a corner kick in toward Army's goal and Gabrielle Lassinger headed a shot right at the Army goalkeeper.

King received a pass from midfield with eight seconds remaining in regulation that set up a one-on-one situation, but Cassalia took advantage of a heavy touch from King and cleared the ball away to send the match into overtime.

Sydney Witham played a free kick into toward the 18-yard box in the 95th minute and Jamison headed the ball over a defender and got hold of the loose ball, but sent her shot high of the Lafayette goal to keep the game scoreless.

The Black Knights return to the field on Wednesday, Sept. 30 when they head to Worcester, Mass., to play Holy Cross. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the contest can be seen live on the Patriot League Network.

Game Notes: Army wins its fourth in a row over Lafayette to improve to 22-2-2 all-time against the Leopards … the Black Knights are unbeaten in their last nine matches against Lafayette (7-0-2) … the overtime victory was Army's first since defeating Holy Cross, 2-1, in double overtime on Oct. 23, 2013 … Holder notched her team-leading fourth goal of the season and second game winner of the year.