JACKSON, Tenn. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville women's soccer earned a thrilling win in double overtime on Monday as
Taylor Wilson's 102nd-minute goal lifted the Chargers to a 2-1 win over Union. UAH improves to 3-3-0 (1-3-0 Gulf South Conference), while the Bulldogs fall to 0-4-0 (0-4-0 GSC).
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Turning Points
-The first 43 minutes of the game were scoreless, but there would be plenty of action in the final two minutes before the half as Union struck first with Claire Mixon giving her team a 1-0 lead in the 44th.
-With just nine seconds left in the half,
Laura Hasani would assist on
Caroline Buchanan's goal that would knot the affair at 1-1 at the break.
-UAH would outshoot Union 11-2 in the second half, but neither team was able to put one past the other team's keeper in the period to send the game to overtime.
-After a scoreless first overtime, the Chargers would need less than two minutes of the second session of extra time as Buchanan would set up Wilson who scored to end the contest with the 2-1 victory for the guests.
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Inside the Box Score
-UAH controlled the contest, outshooting the hosts by a 23-9 margin while also earning a stunning 15 corners compared to just one for Union.
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Brynn Colvin and Carman Endicott led the Chargers with four shots, and both also had a team-high two attempts that were on target.
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Adriana Wright made six stops in goal to earn the win.
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Noteworthy
-The goal for Wilson is her first of the season and the third of her career.
-The three-point game for Buchanan pushes her to second on the team with five points as she now has two goals and an assist on the year.
-The 15 corners that the Chargers earned are the most in a game since at least the 2012 season.
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Next Time Out
-The Chargers will be back in action on Friday when the team travels to West Alabama for a 7 p.m. contest in Livingston.Â