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Hannah Hays scored two goals and added an assist in the 3-2 double-overtime win against West Chester.
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West Chester WCU-W (8-3-1, 7-3-1 PSAC)
3
Winner Gannon GAN-W (5-5-2, 4-5-2 PSAC)
West Chester WCU-W
(8-3-1, 7-3-1 PSAC)
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Final
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Gannon GAN-W
(5-5-2, 4-5-2 PSAC)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 OT 2 F
West Chester WCU-W 1 1 0 0 2
Gannon GAN-W 0 2 0 1 3

Next Game:

at Mercyhurst University

10/14/2018 | 1:00 PM

Next Game

Full Schedule
Oct. 14 (Sun) / 1:00 PM
at Mercyhurst University

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Madeline Williams, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

Gannon's Hays Scores Game-Winner in 2OT Upset of West Chester

THE RUNDOWN
  • Final Score: Gannon 3, West Chester 2 (2OT) 
  • Records: GU (5-5-2, 4-5-2 PSAC) | WCU (8-3-1, 7-3-1 PSAC)
  • Location: Erie, Pa. – McConnell Family Stadium
  • The Short Story: Hannah Hays (Butler, Pa./Butler) netted her second goal of the day in the 103rd minute to lift the Gannon women's soccer team to a 3-2 double-overtime win against West Chester on Friday afternoon.
 
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER  
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • West Chester scored the first goal of the game in the 16th minute when Hannah Grandell fed Linzi Wolfe on the left wing. Wolfe beat her defender and went one-on-one with GU goalie Kennedy Solymosi (Eastlake, Ohio/Lake Catholic) for her second goal of the season.
  • Hays tied things up when she headed in a long cross from Taylor Lewis (Erie, Pa./Harbor Creek) in the 69th minute. It was her third goal of the season.
  • Vanessa Coccurello (Hamilton, Ontario/St. Jean de Brebeuf) put the Lady Knights up 2-1 with just under five minutes to play in regulation on her second goal of the year. Hays provided the assist.
  • With 0:45 remaining in regulation, West Chester scored on a loose ball inside the box. Shannon Cooley was credited with her first goal of the season, while Dani Cady had the assist on the game-tying goal.
  • Hays scored the thrilling game-winner with 7:34 remaining in the second overtime period. Aesling McCullough (Moon, Pa./Our Lady of the Sacred Heart) fed the ball ahead to Hays, where she buried the ball in the top left corner.
 
GAME NOTES
  • Hays finished with a career-high five points on two goals and one assist.
  • Coccurello scored Gannon's other goal.
  • Lewis and McCullough recorded one assist apiece.
  • Solymosi made four saves in her first career win.
  • Gannon out-shot West Chester, 16-13.
  • Gannon also held a 5-2 advantage in corner kicks. .
 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • West Chester is receiving votes in the latest United Soccer Coaches national poll.
  • The win snaps a five-game winless streak for the Lady Knights.
  • The pair of goals brings Hays' season-total to four.  
  • Hays scored her second game-winning goal of the season.
  • Coccurello's goal was her second of the season.
  • West Chester still leads the all-time series with Gannon 10-3-1.
  • The win avenges Gannon's 2-1 lost to West Chester in the PSAC semifinals.
 
UP NEXT
  • Gannon will be back in action Sunday, Oct. 14 at Mercyhurst.
  • Game time is set for 1 p.m.
  • Live stats are available here.
  • A live video stream is available here.
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Players Mentioned

Vanessa Coccurello

#16 Vanessa Coccurello

MF
5' 6"
Redshirt Sophomore
Sport and Exercise Science
Hannah Hays

#30 Hannah Hays

F
5' 9"
Sophomore
Nursing
Taylor Lewis

#10 Taylor Lewis

F
5' 5"
Junior
Health Science
Aesling McCullough

#33 Aesling McCullough

MF
5' 6"
Sophomore
Physician Assistant
Kennedy Solymosi

#21 Kennedy Solymosi

GK
5' 3"
Freshman
Physician Assistant

Players Mentioned

Vanessa Coccurello

#16 Vanessa Coccurello

5' 6"
Redshirt Sophomore
Sport and Exercise Science
MF
Hannah Hays

#30 Hannah Hays

5' 9"
Sophomore
Nursing
F
Taylor Lewis

#10 Taylor Lewis

5' 5"
Junior
Health Science
F
Aesling McCullough

#33 Aesling McCullough

5' 6"
Sophomore
Physician Assistant
MF
Kennedy Solymosi

#21 Kennedy Solymosi

5' 3"
Freshman
Physician Assistant
GK