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Vanderbilt Women’s Soccer Battles to 1-1 Double-Overtime Tie with #11 Arizona State 9/13/2003 Tempe, Ariz. — The Vanderbilt Commodore women’s soccer team battled to a 1-1 double-overtime tie with the 11th-ranked Arizona State Sun Devils Friday night in Sun Devil Soccer Stadium. VU is now <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags” />2-1-1, while Arizona State is 3-1-1.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> After a scoreless first half, Arizona State scored first at the 64:39 mark when Amy LePeilbet scored following a pass from Stephanie Ebner. At the 70:25 mark, VU senior Laura Hershenow was granted a penalty kick after colliding with ASU goalkeeper Kelly Fitzgerald and tied the game at one. Hershenow had two more shots miss the mark in the final seven minutes of regulation and the game went to overtime. ASU outshot Vanderbilt, 6-0 in both overtime periods — one in the first and five in the second – but Commodore senior goalkeeper Esther Thompson numbered four saves to hold on for the tie. It was the first action for Thomspon since the opening game against Marquette when she suffered a concussion after playing only 12 minutes. She finished the night with nine saves, including four in the overtime period. Vanderbilt totaled eight shots in the game, while ASU numbered 15. The Commodores face San Diego Sunday in Tempe, Ariz. |
