{"id":1598,"date":"2019-08-23T11:53:43","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T15:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=1598"},"modified":"2019-08-23T11:53:56","modified_gmt":"2019-08-23T15:53:56","slug":"seu-fire-edged-in-season-opening-top-five-battle-by-ravens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2019\/08\/23\/seu-fire-edged-in-season-opening-top-five-battle-by-ravens\/","title":{"rendered":"SEU Fire Edged in Season Opening Top-Five Battle by Ravens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n\nIn what was a highly-touted early season NAIA top-five showdown, the No. 3 Southeastern University women’s soccer team was edged by the No. 5 Benedictine College Ravens 4-3 in the second overtime session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ravens struck first in the offensive bout, netting a goal in the seventh minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fire answered with a familiar name. Senior forward Uchenna Kanu<\/a>, the reigning NAIA-leading goal scorer, pummeled a ball into the back of the net off the foot of graduate forward Yulie Lopez<\/a> to tie things up 1-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BC retook the lead 2-1 with 6:54 to go in the half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just 54 seconds later, Kanu retaliated with her second goal of the contest, a finish of a beautiful ball in the box from freshman defender Chloe Martin<\/a>, Martin’s first career assist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was the 33rd<\/sup> multi-goal game of Kanu’s collegiate career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fire and the Ravens went to the half tied up 2-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benedictine opened up the scoring in the second half as well, taking a 3-2 lead with 29:50 to go in the match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sophomore goalkeeper Holly Eddins<\/a> continued to battle in net for the Fire, recording five of her eight saves in the second half to keep it a one-goal deficit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The equalizer finally came for SEU with under nine minutes to go in regulation. Lopez dribbled a ball into the box and finished it far post to tie things up with Benedictine 3-3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After 90 minutes, the score remained even and the Fire and the Ravens went to overtime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEU and BC remained deadlocked 3-3 after the first 10-minute overtime period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just 37 seconds into the second overtime session, Sydney Routh scored her second goal of the night for the Ravens, this one the game-winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fire look to bounce back on the road at Evangel on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. eastern.\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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