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10/30/2009 - WOMEN'S SOCCER
Jacksonville Advances to A-Sun Semifinal
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Photo GalleryJACKSONVILLE - If there was a replay button for women’s soccer it would have been pressed tonight as JU outlasted Mercer in penalty kicks to advance to the A-Sun semifinals, 2-2 (3-0).
The Dolphins downed East Tennessee State last year and did the same to the Bears in 2009 as freshman Lisa Hensley scored twice before sophomore Liz Fink put away the final penalty kick.
“I’m very excited with the effort and performance tonight,” said head coach Brian Copham. “We did a fantastic job of sticking with it and never giving up. Mercer is a great, well-coached team and they fought us to the very end. We’re excited to be moving on in the tournament and will look for more success when we get to Kennesaw. ”
The Bears held a majority of the possession in the opening 10 minutes, using their size to win most balls in the midfield.
The visitors would strike first in the 11th minute when Lizzy Shaughnessy served a ball from the right side into the box and found Olivia Tucker who headed a ball into the lower right corner of the net, ending goalkeeper Alexa Rooney’s goaless streak at 547 minutes. The shot was the first of the game.
The Dolphins wouldn’t let the early score affect their morale and scored in the 22nd minute under unfortunate circumstances. Freshman Rachel Vollero went up for a header and was injured on the play. On the ensuing free kick, freshman Arianne Heaton floated a ball into the middle of the box and Hensley just got her head on the ball to loop it into the back of the net.
