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Georgetown Downs ODU and Advances to Second Round of NCAA Championship

WASHINGTON – The number three-seeded Georgetown women's soccer team defeated the Old Dominion Monarchs 2-1 on Saturday afternoon. Natalie Mean's scored the game-winner with 40 seconds left in the first overtime period securing the victory for Georgetown. GU will head to State College, Pennsylvania for round two of the championships where they will face number six-seeded St. Louis University.
 
 
Head Coach Dave Nolan
"This was a very tough game against a good team. This team is very well coached, and they have a lot of wins this year with a lot of key players. Those players are always dangerous especially on set pieces which we knew about but give credit to their number 14 who got their goal and put us on our heels. We were not at our best in the first half and then we changed some things at halftime, specifically our shape and I think the girls just realized if they didn't bring more energy the season would be over. The energy they brought in the second half was exceptional as well as overtime and in the second half we outshot them 16-0 and needless to say goals turn games. It started with our first goal from Brianne Riley, and it was a great delivery from Tatum Lenain. The second goal in overtime was spectacular as Maja Lardner got down the left side and whipped a great ball into Natalie Means who got across her defender to finish it. We knew it was going to be tough as there are no easy games in the NCAA Championships as it is lose and go home. All credit to Old Dominion they were every bit the team we thought they would be, and we are just happy to be moving on to the next round."
 
About the Match
  • ODU was aggressive in the first 20 minutes of action taking six shots to the Hoyas' zero.
  • Georgetown was able to turn the tide and gain some momentum as some beautiful combination play from Shay Montgomery nearly led to some Hoya chances.
  • With 10 minutes left in the half, GU earned three-consecutive corner kicks as the ODU keeper made two big saves keeping the Hoyas off the board.
  • With just under six minutes left in the half, ODU had a free kick sent to the back post and a header found the back of the net giving ODU a 1-0 lead.
  • GU dominated the first 25 minutes of the second frame posting six shots to ODU's zero.
  • Brianne Riley was able to even the score for GU in the 72nd minute smashing a header into the goal of a corner kick from Tatum Lenain.
  • GU dominated the whole second half tallying 14 shots to ODU's zero. The score remained tied 1-1 at the end of regulation as the teams headed to overtime.
  • With 40 seconds left in the first overtime period, Maja Lardner sent a ball into Means who hammered a one touch shot past the ODU goalkeeper giving GU a 2-1 advantage with one overtime period left to play.
  • GU was able to fend off ODU's comeback efforts securing the 2-1 victory.
 
Of Note
  • Riley scored her fourth goal of the season in the contest.
  • Lenain tallied her fifth assist of the season which leads the team.
  • Means recorded her fifth goal of the season.
  • Lardner tallied her second assist of the season.
  • Allie Augur made one save in the contest.
  • GU outshot ODU 21-12.
  • Means recorded three shots in the contest while a trio of Hoyas recorded two shots apiece.
 
 
What Lies Ahead
GU will travel to State College to face St. Louis University in the second round of the NCAA Championships. More information will be made available on GUHoyas.com.