Dana Lytle's Double OT Marker Downs ACC's Syracuse, 1-0

Sunday, September 6

12 pm

3-2-0 (0-0-0MAC)

Syracuse

2-4-0 (0-0-0ACC)

OT 1

OT 2

Syracuse

Buffalo

Dana Lytle's Double OT Marker Downs ACC's Syracuse, 1-0

9/6/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

BUFFALO, NY – Junior Dana Lytle picked a great time to score her first career goal as she knocked in a loose ball to give the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York women's soccer team their most impressive victory of the season on Sunday afternoon against Syracuse, 1-0. The win on Sunday was UB's first win over the Orange in program history. Before today, the Bulls were 0-5-1 against the Syracuse.

The Basics

Score: Buffalo 1, Syracuse 0 (2OT)
Goal Scorers: Dana Lytle (1)
Assists: Kassidy Kidd (1)
Records: Buffalo (3-2-0), Syracuse (2-4-0)
Location: UB Stadium – Buffalo, NY
The Short Story: With both sides beginning to wear down in the second overtime, Kassidy Kidd nearly ended the game with a long shot that caromed off the cross bar but junior Dana Lytle was there to put the ball in the back of the net for the victory in the 108^th minute of play. The win was UB's first over Syracuse in program history and it was also the first goal of Lytle's career.

Starting Lineups

Buffalo: Laura Dougall, Kristin Markiewicz, Angel Hart, Jackie Hall, Julia Benati, Carissima Cutrona, Kassidy Kidd, Moira Petrie, Celina Carrero, Brianna Shingary, Andrea Niper
Syracuse: Maya Pitts, Erin Simon, Eva Gordon, Alana O'Neill, Jackie Firenze, Jessica Vigna, Maddie Pack, Maddie Iozzi, Alex Lamontagne, Courtney Brosnan, Stephanie Skilton

How It Happened

After the normal early feeling out period, the Orange had the first shot of the contest as Eva Gordon forced Laura Dougall to make a big stop just five minutes into play.
In the 14^th minute, Syracuse came within inches of taking the 1-0 lead as Eva Gordon headed a hard shot at Laura Dougall. The ball bounced off of Dougall's hands and tricked towards the goal line before a diving Dougall knocked the ball out of dangers way.
10 minutes later the Bulls had a great chance as Brianna Shingary put a great corner kick into the box where Jackie Hall got her head on the ball but it went just high and out of play.
Jackie Hall made the save of the game in the 39^th minute as she came out of nowhere and booted away a crossing attempt to a wide open striker in front of the cage with a sliding attempt.
As the second half struck, the Orange continued to put the pressure on as Laura Dougall made a huge diving stop to her left off of a free kick from Jackie Firenze.
A couple minutes later, Laura Dougall used her whole 6-foot frame to tip a shot from Firenze just over the top of the net, keeping the game scoreless.
With 10 minutes left in regulation, Jackie Hall once again saved a great chance as she blocked away the attempt on an open net by Sheridan Street.
After Laura made another big diving save in the 86^th minute, the Bulls had their best opportunity of the match to score as Carissima Cutrona was dragged down in the box, giving the Bulls a penalty kick with just over a minute remaining in the match. On the ensuing penalty kick, Julia Benati was robbed as the Syracuse keeper read the shot and dove to her right to keep the ball from going in the net.
The Orange began the first overtime with a little extra hop in their step as they dominated the Bulls. Syracuse held the 6-0 edge in shots during the first overtime as Maya Pitts had the best chance but her hard shot from 15 yards out went just over the top of the UB net, keeping the game scoreless at the end of the first overtime.
In the 104^th minute, Julia Benati received a great cross from Angel Hart but her shot went skipping off the cross bar and out of play.
Finally in the 108^th minute the Bulls were able to notch the game-winning goal as Kassidy Kidd had a great shot that rang off the cross bar. The carom however went right to the right foot of Dana Lytle who buried the winner in the back of the net to give UB the victory.

Inside The Numbers

The game-winning goal scored by Dana Lytle in the 108^th minute was the first goal of her UB career.
The UB victory over Atlantic Coast Conference foe Syracuse was just the second victory over an ACC opponent in program history. The Bulls downed Miami (FL) 3-0 in their first-ever victory over an ACC opponent.
Sophomore Laura Dougall played great between the pipes for the Bulls as she made a season-high eight saves in her third cleansheet of the season.
With her 19^th career victory on Sunday, Laura Dougall passed Nicole Pittaro for 6^th place on the all-time wins list at UB.
The Bulls have been dominant at UB Stadium as of late, holding a 12-0-1 record in front of the home fans over the past two seasons.
The Orange held the 23-13 edge in shots and the 11-2 edge in corners in the loss.
Julia Benati finished with a season-high four shots including three on goal in the win for the Bulls.
Dana Lytle finished with a career-high three shots, two on goal, in the double OT win.
The stingy UB defense has now recorded 17 cleansheets in their last 27 matches, including eight shutouts in their last 13 home matches at UB Stadium.

Player of the Match
Following the match, Dana Lytle was awarded the "Player of the Match" award by the UB coaching staff after entering the game off the bench and scoring her first career goal, the game-winner, for the Bulls.