Women’s Soccer Upends Brandeis, 3-2, In Overtime
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Sept. 21 2002 – Springfield College sophomore forward
Jessica Kovacs (Dalton, Mass.) blasted a goal in the 99th minute to give the Pride a thrilling, 3-2, overtime victory over Brandeis this afternoon at Brock-Affleck Field.
Springfield sophmore midfielder
Molly Desroches (Belchertown, Mass.) opened the scoring early when she snuck a ball past the Brandeis keeper in the 7th minute. SC senior midfielder
Bonnie Roberts (Belchertown, Mass.) smashed a free kick from just outside the penalty area for the Pride’s second goal in the 83rd minute.
Brandeis freshman midfielder
Jena Goodman (Marblehead, Mass.) sent the game to overtime with a goal in the 85th minute.
The Pride improve to 2-3 this fall and host Amherst College, which was last season’s national runner-up, at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Brandeis falls to 4-1 on the season.
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Head Coach John Gibson
John Gibson, a native of London, England, enters his 13th season as head women's soccer at Springfield College in the fall of 2012. Gibson has led the Pride to the NCAA Tournament in five of the last seven years and has established the Pride as one of the top programs in the country. His clubs have registered an impressive a 152-70-19 record.
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