Box Score NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Belmont University women's soccer got a 90th minute goal from Kayla Monis to defeat Detroit Mercy, 3-2, Sunday afternoon from E.S. Rose Park.
This follows golden goal overtime victories over Chattanooga and Houston Baptist earlier in the season.
Belmont claims victory for the second time this weekend in an exciting match against The University of Detroit Mercy.
The Bruins came out hot to start the match with Erin Patterson scoring the first goal in the 10th minute. The defense worked the ball up to Avery Nowak who had a clear break near the midfield. Nowak passed the ball up the line to Patterson in a 1v1 situation. Patterson got ahead of the defender at the top of the box shooting a floater into the top left corner past the Titians goalie landing in the lower left of the net.
The Titians tied the game 1-1 in the 24th minute when Goalie Sarah Doyle came out of the box drawing a penalty kick for the Titians. Tia Jokic took the penalty kick sending it past Doyle in the upper 90.
The Titians went up 2-1 in the first half in the 34th minute with a shot on the edge of the eighteen by Erica Leinweber.
The Bruins came ready to win in the second half recording 10 of their 12 total shots.
With multiple opportunities in the second half the Bruins tied the game in the 63rd minute off of a corner kick. Loren House secured the tying 2-2 goal in the upper right ninety for the Bruins assisted by Morgan Pettit. This was House's first career goal as well as Pettit's first assist of the season.
The Titians goalie Marissa Silver received a red card in the 63rd minute requiring the Titians to play a man down for the rest of the match.
The Bruins did not let up and continued to hold possession and created scoring opportunities.
Between the 63rd minute and the 90th the Bruins had five shots on the Titans, a truly stellar offensive performance by the Bruins.
With only a minute left in regulation the Bruins held possession near the box. Carly Ross ripped a shot hitting the cross bar in the 89th minute. The Bruins were able to regain possession sending the ball to Natalie Haverland crossing it into the box. Goalie Jazmine Scott came out for the save, missing the ball, leaving Kayla Monis wide open in the box to score and secure the win for the Bruins. Monis recorded her first career goal as a game winner.
"We decided in the locker room we are not losing this game and we are not going into overtime again. Everyone put out their best effort today and really made sure we could get off that cross to get that final goal," Kayla Monis take on the match today.
Such an exciting way to end the weekend competition. The Bruins have proved their resilience to win in these competitive matchups.
Head Coach Heather Henson shows her excitement to see her team celebrate Monis and their team win, a true testament of the program.
"To see the entire sideline ready to run onto the field at the end of the game that's the best picture I can give you for who we are."
The Bruins are on a two-game win streak hoping to continue this streak in their next matchup against Western Kentucky University.
Up Next
The Bruins take on WKU Thursday, September 9 at 6:30 p.m. at E.S. Rose Park.
