Box Score Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop women's soccer suffered its first loss of the season after Riley Flanagan netted a golden goal in the 108
th minute for a 1-0 victory for VMI, Saturday afternoon at Patchin Field
Winthrop (1-1-1, 0-0 Big South) 0, VMI (1-3-0, 0-0 SoCON) 1 (2OT)
Aug. 28, 2021 | Patchin Field
Winthrop Starters: Giarrizzi (GK), Hocking, Perez, Gengler, Uptegrove, Meisten, Guest, Highsmith, Brown, Fudala, Pruitt
VMI Starters: Hall (GK), Flickinger, Edwards-Roberson, Flanagan, Dent, Cheikh, Marindale, Copeland, Vargas, Fee, Fyfe
Goals
108' – VMI – Flanagan (Vargas)
Game Recap
- Neither team created a major threat on goal in the first 45 minutes as the game was 0-0 at the half
- The Eagles held a 7-4 advantage in shots in the first half with each team getting two on goal
- Valentina Mosquera created the best opportunity for either team in the 47th minute when she attacked the goal inside the box from an angle and tried to play a ball in front that was snagged in the air by goalkeeper Jillian Hall
- Whitney Edwards-Roberson chased down a long ball for VMI in the 54th minute and as an Eagle defender closed in, she cut back and fired a low shot that was handled by Izzy Giarrizzi to keep the slate clean
- In the final seconds of regulation, Abbie McRae received a clearance and raced down the right side of the field
- McRae then got a step on the VMI defender as she cut toward goal and dribbled into the 18-yard box and then tried to chip the keeper to the far post but the shot just sailed over the bar
- Alexandra Perez nearly ended the game early in overtime as she had a free header inside the box but it hit the post and was cleared away
- A good chance for Jessica Gengler in double overtime as she settled a clearance by the VMI defense off a corner, dribbled past one defender and hit a low left-footed shot by right at the goalkeeper
- VMI took advantage of a short clearance by the Eagles as Maria Vargas possessed it and slipped a ball behind the Winthrop defense
- Riley Flanagan ran on to the ball with Erika Brown on her left shoulder and as Lily Meisten closed in, Flanagan cut back to her right to avoid Meisten and just slipped a shot by the defenders and Giarrizzi for the golden goal
Notables
- Winthrop played in its third straight double overtime match to start the season
- It is the first time the Eagles have played three straight overtimes in a single-season since 2009 and just the second in program history
- Dating back to the 2021 spring season the Eagles have now played in overtime in five of the last seven games
- Giarrizzi finished with a career-high seven saves
Looking Ahead
Winthrop gets the midweek off as it will be back in action on Sunday, Sept. 5 when it travels down to Jacksonville, Fla. for a 1 p.m. matchup with North Florida.
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