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Box Score 2 COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- For the second match in a row, the Belmont women's soccer team (7-6-1, 3-2-1 OVC) needed extra time to come from behind and pull out the win. The Bruins rallied behind a pair of late goals to defeat Tennessee Tech (4-9-1, 2-4 OVC)on the road Sunday afternoon, 2-1. With the win, BU improves to 7-6-1 overall and 3-2-1 in OVC play.
The Golden Eagles would be the first to score, finding the back of the net 20 minutes into the first stanza and would carry that slim advantage into the break.
In the second half, the teams battled back and forth for much of the half as the Bruins worked to find the equalizer. BU's break came in the 74th minute behind a corner kick by senior Lauren Paynter (Danville, Ky.). Classmate Laura Harris (Macon, Ga.) used it to head a ball into the crossbar before it bounced in for her second goal of the season. Fueled by the goal, Belmont intensified its efforts to net the gamewinner, tallying seven shots to TTU's one in the waning minutes of regulation.
In the extra period, the Bruins wasted little time in its hunt for the win. Paynter launched Belmont's ninth corner kick of the day in the 92nd minute. Barely 35 seconds later, Harris headed in her second goal of the day, the gamewinner, off a free kick by classmate Jane Owen Robbins (Ridgeland, Miss.).
Newcomer Kim Elmore (Salem, Va.) led the Bruins in shots with a game-high six. Junior Katie Proud (Knoxville, Tenn.) added three shots on the day.
Junior Nicole Berner (Randolph, N.J.) went the distance between the posts and with the help of a strong defensive effort, did not have to tally any saves.
Belmont dominated in shots, 21-9 and corner kicks, 9-0.
BU returns to action on Friday, October 19 at E.S. Rose Park. The Bruins host Southeast Missouri State beginning at 6 p.m.
