BOX SCORE
FARMVILLE, Va. – Kay Tufts' (Virginia Beach, Va./Ocean Lakes) goal 9:35 into overtime gave Radford a 3-2 overtime victory at Longwood and head coach
Jeff Woods his 200th career victory, Saturday afternoon from the Athletics Complex.
On Radford's (7-3, 1-1 NorPac East) first corner of the overtime, junior
Marlee Schramm took a short insert and slipped it over to Tufts, who ripped the game-winner near post. It was her second OT goal and team-best seventh.
Woods, who is in his 25th season with the Highlanders, has Radford off to one its best starts in years.
Prior to the goal, the Highlanders survived three Longwood (2-7, 0-1) corners and four shots. #Jennifer Wisniewsk
i made two saves and junior Madonna Wadolowski# swept away a scoring chance during one of the Lancers' several flurries.
Wisniewski tied a career-best with 12 saves, including six in the second half when Longwood out shot Radford 14-2.
After falling behind 1-0, Radford scored a pair of goals 4:31 apart in the first half to take a 2-1 lead into the lockerroom.
Junior
Courtney Poole evened the game at 1-1 punching home a cross from her classmate Wadolowski at 24:38. It was Wadolowski's team-high sixth helper.
At 28:09, Radford finally took advantage of its sixth corner of the half when senior
Lara Cariker ripped a direct shot that deflected off a defender's stick into the roof of the cage. Junior
Lynsey Daughtrey and Tufts assisted on the tally.
Sarah Bietsch, sitting all alone on the far post, tied the game for Longwood in 51st minute, knocking in a cross from Christina Verhulst.
Longwood out shot Radford 24-11, including 18-4 after halftime, and held a slight 10-8 advantage in corners.
The Highlanders return to action on Friday, Oct. 1 when they head down to Appalachian State for a 7 p.m. contest.