THE BASICS
Score: at Gannon 1, Mansfield 0 (OT)
Records: Gannon (2-0-0, 2-0-0 PSAC), Mansfield (0-2-0, 0-2-0 PSAC)
Location: Erie, Pa. – GU Field
The Short Story: Hit the repeat button. For the second consecutive game, the Gannon women's soccer secured an overtime victory over a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) opponent. This time around, junior Sammy Valloud (Erie, Pa. / McDowell) scored the game-winner in the 99th minute to hand the Lady Knights a 1-0 victory over visiting Mansfield Saturday evening at GU Field.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- A misplayed Mansfield ball along the right sideline gave Gannon a throw-in. Junior Mani Brueckner (Valencia, Pa./Mars Area) fired the throw-in directly into the mouth of the Mountaineers' goal at the feet of Valloud, who muscled the ball past a defender and the goalkeeper for the Lady Knights' win in the 99th minute.
- The Lady Knights controlled play in the extra time, recording the only two shots of the period.     
- From the opening kickoff, the Lady Knights dominated action outshooting the Mansfield Mountaineers by a 13-2 advantage, including six shots on goal. The Lady Knights finished the day with a 21-6 edge in total shots. Brueckner registered seven shots followed by Valloud with six.
- Looking to break the scoreless first-half, Valloud fired four of the Lady Knights' final shots. Mansfield goalkeeper Alana Greenwalt pulled down one of the shots, while the junior rang another off the post.
- The Mountaineers warmed up in the second half, holding the Lady Knights to six shots. With their offensive attack gearing up, the Mountaineers fell into foul trouble with five calls to the Lady Knights' lone call.
 
GAME NOTES
- Valloud's game-winner was the second of her career. Her first came in a 4-0 win against Lake Erie in the 2012 season opener. The junior's goal was the 10th of her career, moving into a tie for 21st on the program's all-time career list.
- Brueckner, the Lady Knights' all-time career assist leader, registered her 27th career assist and first of the season.
- Sophomore goalkeeper Shannon Differ (Brampton, Ontario / Notre Dame C.S.S.) collected three saves to remain a perfect 2-0-0 in her first year with the Lady Knights, recording her first shutout of the season.
- Mansfield relied on Greenwalt in goal to keep the team in the game with nine saves on the evening, including six in the opening frame.
 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- The Lady Knights have won eight consecutive home openers, outscoring their opponents, 22-4. Five of the eight wins have come in the form of a shutout.
- In the all-time series, the Lady Knights improved to 4-1 against the Mountaineers. It marked the second shutout-win against the Mountaineers and the first time the Lady Knights hosted them for a home opener.
 
UP NEXT
Gannon travels to Bloomsburg Sept. 10 at 4 p.m. Three of the Lady Knights' four first games will come against PSAC Eastern Division opponents.