SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio (Sept. 25) - The Wheeling University women's soccer team was dealt a 2-1 overtime loss in the 97th-minute at Notre Dame College Wednesday afternoon in a Mountain East Conference (MEC) match.

THE RUNDOWN

• Final Score:  Notre Dame 2, Wheeling 1 F/OT (Box Score)
• Records: Wheeling (0-6, 0-3 MEC) | Notre Dame (2-1-3, 1-0-2 MEC)
• Location: South Euclid, Ohio

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Notre Dame scored the opening goal of the match in the 28^th-minute on a ball from inside the box and held that lead through the remainder of the first half.
• The Cardinals got the equalizer less than two minutes into the second half on a Falcon miscue. 
• A Notre Dame defender attempted to head a loose ball back to her goalkeeper, but the ball went over the keeper's head and into the net for an own-goal that tied the game at 1-1.
• Both teams had chances to score in the closing minutes of regulation, but neither team found the winner and the game headed to overtime.
• Notre Dame notched the game-winning goal in the first overtime. 
• A Falcon player got behind the Cardinal back-line and dribbled into the box from the right side. A quick cross and finish to the center of the box allowed Notre Dame to claim the 2-1 win.

MATCH NOTES

• Senior goalkeeper Megan Herter (Springfield, Ill./Sacred Heart-Griffin) made five saves in the loss.
• The Falcons out-shot the Cardinals 18-to-8 for the match and attempted all three shots in the overtime period.

UP NEXT

• Wheeling returns home to Bishop Schmitt Field on Sunday, September 29 to take on Urbana in a MEC match at 4 p.m.
• A live stream of the match will be available online and on The Mountain East Network OTT app (Roku, AppleTV, Android, and Amazon Fire TV).