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Women unable to hold Fresno State off late
The OSU women's soccer team was shocked to give up a late corner kick goal in regulation, diminishing their early lead over the Bulldogs
Frank Hoaglin
Issue date: 10/6/08 Section: Sports
The simplest of phrases uttered from the mouth of junior Najma Homidi easily described the night for the Oregon State women's soccer team.
"You have got to be kidding me," she said right after the match, one which the Beavers (5-4-1) had in the bag if not for one quick lapse of concentration as Fresno State (3-7-1) scored in the 90th minute and the match ended in a 1-1 tie Friday night.
As time wound down, Fresno State midfielder Krissy Looney set up for a corner kick, arched a gorgeous ball into the middle of the box and was headed in by sophomore defender Allyson Ventura. The equalizer was the deciding factor of the match, as the Bulldogs had been seeking their first goal of the match since the 49th minute when Homidi found the back of the net for the Beavers, giving them a 1-0 lead.
"We were pretty distraught," said junior midfielder Rachael Axon. "We definitely deserved the game, a bit of a bummer, especially with three seconds left on the clock, but we have gone into overtime the last three weeks, so it's just how it goes."
Much like the Weber State match last week in which Oregon State had numerous opportunities on goal, the Beavers out-shot the Bulldogs 18-7, but only found the back of the net once, with Homidi's lone goal in the match.
"I think first half we didn't come out as sharp as we wanted to," Homidi said. "We didn't do the things we needed to do, so the opportunities weren't as great. In the second half there were opportunities, just like against Weber State, that we didn't put away, simple as that."
Junior defender Red Nixon led the Beavers with six shots, with one coming midway through the first overtime. It would have ended the match, but the shot was just off. Little things seemed to be the name of the game for the Beavers Friday night, as there were many good balls placed throughout the match, but the ladies just could not capitalize.
"When we go out, we panic," Axon said, "and lose at what we're best at, so we start hitting long balls and we're more of a possession team, if we can maintain what we are good at for the full 90 minutes then we can beat any team that we come up against."
"You have got to be kidding me," she said right after the match, one which the Beavers (5-4-1) had in the bag if not for one quick lapse of concentration as Fresno State (3-7-1) scored in the 90th minute and the match ended in a 1-1 tie Friday night.
As time wound down, Fresno State midfielder Krissy Looney set up for a corner kick, arched a gorgeous ball into the middle of the box and was headed in by sophomore defender Allyson Ventura. The equalizer was the deciding factor of the match, as the Bulldogs had been seeking their first goal of the match since the 49th minute when Homidi found the back of the net for the Beavers, giving them a 1-0 lead.
"We were pretty distraught," said junior midfielder Rachael Axon. "We definitely deserved the game, a bit of a bummer, especially with three seconds left on the clock, but we have gone into overtime the last three weeks, so it's just how it goes."
Much like the Weber State match last week in which Oregon State had numerous opportunities on goal, the Beavers out-shot the Bulldogs 18-7, but only found the back of the net once, with Homidi's lone goal in the match.
"I think first half we didn't come out as sharp as we wanted to," Homidi said. "We didn't do the things we needed to do, so the opportunities weren't as great. In the second half there were opportunities, just like against Weber State, that we didn't put away, simple as that."
Junior defender Red Nixon led the Beavers with six shots, with one coming midway through the first overtime. It would have ended the match, but the shot was just off. Little things seemed to be the name of the game for the Beavers Friday night, as there were many good balls placed throughout the match, but the ladies just could not capitalize.
"When we go out, we panic," Axon said, "and lose at what we're best at, so we start hitting long balls and we're more of a possession team, if we can maintain what we are good at for the full 90 minutes then we can beat any team that we come up against."
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