Women's Soccer Team Stunned by Southern Conn
Owls Score with 22 Seconds Left to Pull Out 1-0 Win
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (October 21, 2000) - Jenny Wilkin (Hexham, England) scored with 22 seconds left in regulation Saturday as the Southern Connecticut State University women's soccer team shocked Franklin Pierce College, 1-0, in a key Northeast-10 Conference match.
The win was the biggest in the five-year history of the Southern and all but guarantees that the Owls (16-0, 13-0 NE-10) will host at least one match in the upcoming NCAA Division II tournament.
While Southern came into the match undefeated and ranked third nationally, the Ravens (11-2-1, 9-1-1) were ranked eighth nationally and needed a win to vault back into the top spot in the region.
The loss marked the first-ever conference loss for the Ravens, covering a span of six years. It also marks the first time they had lost more than one match in a season since 1993.
Despite out-shooting the Owls, 12-8, and controlling possession throughout most of the second half, the Ravens continued to struggle to finish their chances.
Southern made them pay on their final attack into the offensive zone when Theresa Uliano (Newington, Conn.) tracked down a crossing pass by Danielle Lacroix (West Haven, Conn.) and kept the ball from going over the endline. She directed the ball back in front of the net and Wilkin was there with a quick shot to the far post.
A scoreless first half featured few real chances for either team. Franklin Pierce held a slim advantage in shots (3-2) and had an edge in possession time, but failed to turn that into anything dangerous on net.
| SCSU | FPC | ||
| # | Name | # | Name |
| 1 | Shannon Mason | 0 | Kim Higgins |
| 5 | Keely Fitzgerald | 3 | Pia Lahti |
| 6 | Beba Stratakis | 4 | Julia Uusmalmi |
| 7 | Jodi Quaranta | 6 | Minna Mustonen |
| 8 | Erin McCann | 7 | Nicole Cheadle |
| 11 | Jenny Wilkin | 8 | Anumari Ylesmaki |
| 12 | Theresa Uliano | 9 | Amy Hingston |
| 13 | Deb Lewonka | 10 | Tanja Pihlblad |
| 17 | Danielle Lacroix | 13 | Sinikka Salomaa |
| 21 | Sarah Martikainen | 14 | Jenny Petronis |
| 25 | Christine Parsons | 15 | Christine Kirby |
| Subs SCSU | Subs SCSU | ||
| IN | OUT | IN | OUT |
| 14 Melissa Stewart | 25 | 11 Jillian Tente | 14 |
| 23 Melissa Edner | 17 | 14 | 11 |
| 15 Erin Lester | 11 | 12 Andrea Caesar | 9 |
| 9 Natalie Sobalsky | 5 | 17 Jantine Slootweg | 10 |
| 11 | 15 | ||
| 5 | 13 | ||
| 17 | 23 | ||
| 2 Kelly Heslin | 7 | ||
| 14 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 9 | ||
| 43:55 SCSU foul 42:33 FP offsides 37:55 FP corner kick 30:51 FP foul 30:16 SCSU foul 29:50 FP corner kick 29:07 Minna Mustonen, shot off the cross bar 29:06 FP corner kick 29:00 Nicole Cheadle, shot wide right 28:00 SCSU offsides 27:18 FP foul 26:15 Keely Fitzgerald, shot high 23:20 Julia Uusmalmi, shot high 20:25 FP foul 15:16 SCSU offsides 14:18 SCSU foul 12:12 SCSU offsides 10:03 FP foul 8:40 Uusmalmi, shot save, Mason 7:58 Lester, shot wide left 6:55 FP foul 1:07 SCSU offsides 2nd Half 43:51 FP foul 43:20 Lester, shot wide right 42:10 Fitzgerald, shot off the cross bar 41:40 Fitzgerald, shot, save Higgins 38:20 Jenny Petronis shot, save Mason 37:40 FP corner kick 30:23 SCSU foul 30:00 Petronis, shot great save Mason on breakaway 29:04 Mustonen, shot save Mason 27:30 FP corner kick 25:54 FP corner kick 21:32 Uusmalmi shot high 21:17 FP foul 18:20 Fitzgerald shot high 17:17 FP foul 16:53 SCSU foul 16:30 FP foul 15:17 Uusmalmi shot, save Mason 14:55 FP foul 13:40 SCSU foul just outside the penalty box 13:06 Anumari Ylesmaki shot, save Mason 12:45 FP foul just outside of penalty box 11:54 FP foul 11:30 Heslin shot high 5:05 Uusmalmi, shot wide right 4:05 SCSU foul 3:02 FP foul 1:55 Mustonen, shot wide right 0:22 SCSU GOAL. Jenny Wilkin off a rebound |
| Teams (Record) | 1 | 2 | OT | OT | Final |
| #8 Franklin Pierce (11-2-1, 9-1-1) | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 |
| #3 Southern Conn. St. (16-0, 13-0) | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 |
| Team | Period | Scorer | Assists | Time |
| SCSU | 2 | Jenny Wilken | -- | 89:38 |
| Goalkeepers |
| FP: Kim Higgins, one save, 90 minutes |
| SCSU:Shannon Mason, five save, 90 minutes |
Corner Kicks: Franklin Pierce 6, SCSU 0
Shots: Franklin Pierce 12, SCSU 8