Oct. 12, 2006
PROVO, Utah - The San Diego State women's soccer team played their second double-overtime game in the past three games, tying No. 15 BYU, 2-2, at South Stadium. Sophomore Jen Mello (Pleasanton, Calif.) scored her sixth goal of the season while freshman Heather Vandevanter (Alamo, Calif.) scored her third goal of 2006.
The Cougars were the first to strike when their leading goal scorer, Katie Larkin, dished a pass to Jenavieve Phillips, who shot the ball off the far post and in to make it 1-0 BYU. A resilient Aztecs squad would come right back and tie the game at one.
Freshman Cat Walker (Folsom, Calif.) took one of the Aztecs' three first-half shots at Cougars' goalkeeper Erika Woodbury. Woodbury bobbled the ball off of her chest and then BYU's Haylee Cuthbert attempted to clear the ball. Cuthbert's ball when right into the chest of the Cougars' Andrea Willis and Mello was there to clean it up and put it in to tie the game.
With just over five minutes left in the first half, Mello drove the ball down the right side of the field and crossed it toward the center. Vandevanter was there to finish the play and give the Aztecs the lead, 2-1.
The Cougars would score 39 seconds into the second half to tie the game. Neither team would score again. SDSU did have two shots in the second overtime period but was unable to find the net.
Junior goalkeeper Cat Burson (Poway, Calif.) was busy in goal, making 10 saves while playing all 110 minutes of the double-overtime contest.
San Diego State (5-7-2, 1-0-2 MWC) now travels to Laramie, Wyo., where they will face the Wyoming Cowgirls. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. MT on Sunday.