Oct. 6, 2006
SAN DIEGO - Redshirt freshman Jill Foss (Oceanside, Calif.) got her first career start in goal tonight for the Aztecs as they tied the Air Force Falcons, 2-2, in double overtime in their first game of Mountain West Conference play. Sophomore Becky Ryan (Batavia, Ill.) also tallied her first career goal for SDSU.
It was Ryan who started off the scoring for the Aztecs, knocking one in from 10 yards out on a pass from classmate Erika Sutton to make it, 1-0, Aztecs. The assist is Sutton's 5th of the year and she now has 11 points in 2006. San Diego State had control of the game in the first half, playing primarily on the Falcons' side of the field and holding them to just three shots in the first half.
The Aztecs picked up where they left off in the second half when junior co-captain Jessica Girdner (San Diego, Calif.) scored her second goal of 2006 in the 47th minute to give SDSU a two-goal advantage. Air Force and SDSU continued to battle for the next 20 minutes of play but then a costly penalty set up Air Force for a penalty kick in the 72nd minute. Brittney Perkowski lined up and nailed the penalty kick to pull the Falcons within one at, 2-1.
Just over a minute later, the Falcons' Kelsey Yip was left wide open in front of the net and sank it from 15 yards away to tie the game at two. Neither team would score for the remainder of the game.
Foss finished the night playing all 110 minutes and registered three saves.
San Diego State (4-7-1) will face UNLV (5-7-1), who is coming off of a loss at Utah, on Sunday at the SDSU Sports Deck. Kickoff is scheduled for 11:30 a.m.
Air Force 2, San Diego State 2 (2 OT)
Air Force (3-7-3) 0 2 0 0 -- 2
San Diego State (4-7-1) 0 1 0 0 -- 2
Goal Summary
1, San Diego State - Becky Ryan (1) (Erika Sutton), 25:53
2, San Diego State - Jessica Girdner (2) (unassisted), 46:45
3, Air Force - Brittney Perkowski (2) (Penalty Kick), 71:58
4, Air Force - Kelsey Yip (1) (Melinda Mokos), 72:59
Shots
AF 3 8 0 0 -- 11
SDSU 7 2 0 1 -- 10
Corner Kicks
AF 0 4 0 0 -- 4
SDSU 5 0 1 0 -- 6
Goalkeeper Saves
AF - Erin Wallace 3 0 0 1 -- 4
SDSU - Jill Foss 2 1 0 0 -- 3