FAIRFAX, Va. - Tiana Kallenberger scored twice for the George
Mason women's soccer team, but a late goal from Longwood led to overtime as the
teams played to a 2-2 draw Sunday afternoon at George Mason Stadium.
Mason (0-3-2) held a 20-12 advantage in shots and 6-3 edge
on corner kicks over Longwood (2-3-3) in the contest. Kallenberger led the Patriots
with five shots, while Mary Kate Lowry added four. Alex Bodenschatz got the
start in goal and picked up two saves playing the first half, while Lyndse
Hokanson came in to start the second half and closed the game. Hokanson
recorded one save in 65 minutes played. Longwood recorded four saves between
Kyra Byron and Shelby Hall.
Longwood got on board first as the Lancers capitalized on a
corner kick early in the match. On the corner, Kacie Oliver made a short pass
out to Kelsey Pardue who shot it back to Oliver on the left corner of the box.
Oliver connected on the pass, sending a shot from 18-yards out into the upper
right corner for the goal in the 10th minute.
Tiana Kallenberger knotted the score at 1-1 at the 23:06
mark. Jazmin Cardoso sent a free kick to the right corner of the net and as the
keeper moved to intercept the kick, Zoe Doherty chipped it to Kallenberger as
the Patriot finished the play in front of the net to tie the score.
The Patriots posted a threat to take the lead in the 31st
minute when Lowry sent a perfect cross to Liz Hodges, but the shot went just
high as the teams ended the first period of regulation at 1-1.
The Green and Gold took the lead, 2-1, on Kallenberger's
second goal of the contest coming at the 61:41 mark. Kallenberger connected on
a cross pass from Nicole Clark on the right side and slipped it past the keeper
in the right corner to give the Patriots the advantage.
Mason kept Longwood on edge for the next 20 minutes of
action until the Lancers converted on their fifth shot in the half. Oliver
netted her second goal of the afternoon to tie the score at 2-all as the senior
blasted a shot from 18-yards out to the far side for the equalizer in the 83rd
minute.
The Patriots forced Hall into a save two minutes into overtime,
but posed a strong scoring threat in the second overtime when Kallenberger
carried the ball off a pass from Zania Barnum at midfield, slipped around a
defender and sent a shot just wide with five minutes to play. Mason dominated
possession in overtime and rattled off six shots, but could not find the back
of the net as the teams closed the contest in a 2-2 draw.
George Mason returns to the field to face Saint Francis
(Pa.) on Tuesday, September 14 at 4 p.m. in a rescheduled matchup.