Lincoln University, PA - Lincoln's
Christian Harris (Rochester, NY/The Aquinas Institute) nailed the game-winning goal in the 93
rd minute to defeat Bloomfield College on Saturday, October 5
th.
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Freshman
Christian Harris (Rochester, NY/The Aquinas Institute) led the Lions by scoring two goals on five shot attempts. The Lions had 13 total shots with four reaching the Bloomfield goal.
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The Lions jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the 13
th minute behind a
Dena Ingraham (Nassau, Bahamas/Kingsway Academy) goal. Ingraham recorded her first goal of the season, beating the Deacon defender in open space. Bloomfield responded two minutes later in the 15
th minute. Taylor Chianese scored the goal for the Deacons with the assist by Sammy Bucknell to tie the match. Â Â
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In the first period, Bloomfield outshot Lincoln 15-6 and attempted five corner kicks to the Lions two. Lincoln's goalkeeper
Chloe Grice (Lancashire, UK/Runshaw HS) had seven saves in the opening period.
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In the second period, the Lions regained the lead in the 48
th minute on a goal scored by forward
Christian Harris (Rochester, NY/The Aquinas Institute). Harris used her speed to get past the Bloomfield defense for her first of two goals.
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Lincoln dictated the momentum for majority of the second period until the 77
th minute. Bloomfield's Christian Vincentini hit the equalizer forcing overtime between the teams. With a 2-2 tie at the end of regulation, the Deacons and Lions prepared for overtime.
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Three minutes into overtime, Lincoln's
Christian Harris (Rochester, NY/The Aquinas Institute) got the golden goal on her fifth shot attempt. She recorded her team-leading 10
th goal of the season and carried her team to victory.
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Goalkeeper
Chloe Grice (Lancashire, UK/Runshaw HS) finished with 11 saves picking up her fourth win of the season.
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"This is a good win for the entire team after a tough defeat at Goldey-Beacom. My task as the coach is to make sure the players look ahead and never rest on the past disappointment. They responded in a fantastic way against a very good Bloomfield team", commented Head Coach Fabio Boateng.
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The Lions (4-3-1) are slated to play in Phoenixville, PA against the Valley Forge Christian College on Monday, October 7
th in their next match.
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