Ohio Soccer Holds Off Second Half Attack by UB to Win 2-1
BUFFALO, New York (September 22, 2000) -- The Ohio women's soccer team won their second Mid-American Conference game of the season 2-1 against Buffalo Friday night.
The first half saw both teams battle for possesion early on, as neither team could get many shots off. Late in the first half, the Bulls broke free and had the ball inside the box. A shot by the Bulls was deflected out by an Ohio defender, but UB's Darrah Graziano was there to collect the ball and put it past the keeper Vanessa Dennis, giving Buffalo a 1-0 lead at the 35:50 mark.
The Bobcats would not fold however, and quickly responded by going on the attack. Just before the end of the half, Ohio would tie the score at the 42:04 mark on a goal by Carrie Kistner. Kistner scored off a deflected ball from a UB defender and snuck a shot past Buffalo goalie Emily Cox, who recorded five saves in the game.
The second half saw Ohio dominate early on as the Bobcats controlled the ball and the midfield area. Ohio would take the lead in the 57th minute as Lindsay Vondrell took a pass from Meghan McCoy and scored from 15 yards out to put Ohio up 2-1.
Ohio improves to 4-4-0 overall and a perfect 2-0-0 in the MAC.
