MOBILE, Ala. – Sophomore Kory Dixon scored in the 105th minute to give the University of South Alabama soccer team a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Appalachian State Friday night at The Cage.
The Jaguars (3-4-1, 1-0) – unbeaten in their last four games – got a goal from senior Danielle Henley with 1:33 left to send the game into extra time.
GAME FACTS
-The Mountaineers (1-6-2, 0-1) got on the board at 12:16 after Kat Greer lofted her shot from the left wing over the USA goalkeepers' head
-The shots through the first 43 minutes of the second half were 5-5, but only a shot from USA freshman Anita Agustsdottir through traffic in the 53rd minute managed to hit the target
-Henley almost tied it up at 88:14, but her shot from the left wing was cleared off the line by an Mountaineer defender
-Just 13 seconds later, Henley was open in the same spot again but buried it – Agustsdottir's cross was flicked on by senior Rio Hardy right to Henley
-Senior Tiina Trutsi almost won it with 28 seconds left in regulation, but her attempt was stopped by App State's Taylor Ray
-The teams combined for just one shot in the first extra period
-Hardy fought off her defender for a close shot early in the second overtime but it was kept out by Ray
-Ray made a diving stop on a shot from Henley less than a minute later to maintain the tie
-Following Appalachian State's clearance of a corner kick, Agustsdottir sent a high ball into the Jags final third that was deflected off the head of a Mountaineer defender right to Dixon who converted the one-on-one chance for her first goal of the season
NOTES
-South Alabama starts 1-0 in Sun Belt for the fourth straight year and is unbeaten in its last five league openers
-The Jaguars lead the series with the Mountaineers 4-1-1 and are 2-0 at home
-Dixon's only other career goal came last season vs.