Overtime Win Lifts BYU in Thursday Night Thriller

After dropping its first two games, the BYU women's soccer team defeated Northwestern in overtime Thursday night at South Stadium in front of 1,671 fans.

The goal came with 4:15 seconds left in overtime when sophomore Annie Zwahlen headed the ball past Northwestern goalkeeper on a corner kick by sophomore Bobbi Tillotson. The assist was Tillotsons' second of the game.

"I thought we played fantastic tonight," said BYU women's head coach Jennifer Rockwood. "Jaime Rendich was phenomenal, Erika Woodbury played fantastic in the goal for us, and overall, the team played much better."

Ending the first half tied 0-0, both teams came out after halftime with more intensity. Just 30 seconds into the second half, Tillotson connected with Rendich on a corner kick to put the Cougars up 1-0, igniting the audience. Multiple chances were had by both teams and the game was tied up in the 16th minute by Northwestern forward Kelsey Hans, when she placed the ball just over the outstretched arms of a diving Woodbury. BYU surged ahead once again leading 2-1 after a goal by Tillotson, assisted by Rendich. The last goal of regulation came with just four minutes remaining with another perfectly placed shot in the top right corner of the goal by Northwestern forward Tabiha Lowey.

Northwestern drops to 1-2 on the season while BYU improves to 1-2 and faces No. 20 Arizona State Saturday at 5 p.m. at South Stadium.

"Hopefully this is a big confidence booster for Jaime and for the whole team," Rockwood said. "ASU is a very athletic team with a lot of speed, so we definitely have our hands full on Saturday."

The Cougars played a more controlled game Thursday, and came together at critical times. The defensive group of Claire Thomas, Rachelle Dixon, and a combination of Alison Haymond and Haylee Cuthbert are beginning to play well together, and will continue to improve as the season rolls on. Freshman goalkeeper Erika Woodbury started her second game in a row and finished with 4 saves on the evening.

Northwestern Univ. vs Brigham Young (Sep 02, 2004) 
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       Northwestern Univ. vs Brigham Young (Sep 02, 2004 at Provo, Utah) Northwestern Univ. (1-2-0) vs.                              Goals by period       1  2 OT  Tot
Brigham Young (1-2-0)                                       ----------------------------------
Date: Sep 02, 2004  Attendance: 1671                        Northwestern Univ...  0  2  0 -  2
Weather:                                                    Brigham Young.......  0  2  1 -  3
Northwestern Univ.                                      Brigham Young
Pos ## Player                Sh SOG  G  A               Pos ## Player                Sh SOG  G  A
------------------------------------------              ------------------------------------------
GK  00 JONES, Whitney......   -   -  -  -               GK  28 WOODBURY, Erika.....   -   -  -  -
MF  2  BOHANNON, Tori......   -   -  -  -               MF  2  ANDERSON, Amberlea..   -   -  -  -
MF  8  MAXFIELD, Molly.....   -   -  -  -               D   3  CUTHBERT, Haylee....   -   -  -  -
F   10 GARMON, Ashleigh....   1   1  1  -               F   6  ZWAHLEN, Annie......   4   3  1  -
F   11 LOWEY, Tabitha......   2   2  1  -               MF  9  REINBOLD, Krissa....   2   1  -  -
MF  15 HACK, Carolyn.......   -   -  -  -               F   11 RENDICH, Jamie......   1   1  1  1
D   16 GUNDERSON, Katie....   -   -  -  -               MF  12 NATE, Natalie.......   3   2  -  -
MF  17 LIPINSKI, Julie.....   2   1  -  -               D   13 DIXON, Rachelle.....   4   4  -  -
F   19 SCHNEEMAN, Shannon..   2   1  -  -               MF  16 LUI, Charlene.......   -   -  -  -
F   21 SITKOWSKI, Kelly....   -   -  -  -               MF  20 TILLOTSON, Bobbi....   1   1  1  2
D   27 MARTIN, Beth........   1   1  -  -               D   25 THOMAS, Claire......   2   -  -  -
     ---------- Substitutes ----------                       ---------- Substitutes ----------
    3  MAGNUSON, Michele...   -   -  -  -                   4  KING, Davia.........   -   -  -  -
    7  WRIGHT, Katie.......   -   -  -  -                   18 ASAY, Courtney......   -   -  -  -
    20 VERIS, Lindsey......   -   -  -  -                   19 ANDERSON, Nicole....   -   -  -  -
    24 HANS, Kelsey........   1   1  -  1                   22 MARTINS, Kimmie.....   1   1  -  -
       Totals..............   9   7  2  1                   23 HAYMOND, Alison.....   -   -  -  -
                                                            27 HUMPHREY, Lindsy....   -   -  -  -
                                                               Totals..............  18  13  3  3
Northwestern Univ.                                      Brigham Young
## Player                 MIN  GA Saves                 ## Player                 MIN  GA Saves
---------------------------------------                 ---------------------------------------
00 JONES, Whitney...... 105:00  3     8                 28 WOODBURY, Erika..... 105:00  2     4
TM TM..................   0:00  0     2                 TM TM..................   0:00  0     1
Shots by period       1  2 OT  Tot                      Saves by period       1  2 OT  Tot
----------------------------------                      ----------------------------------
Northwestern Univ...  1  8  0 -  9                      Northwestern Univ...  6  3  1 - 10
Brigham Young.......  8  7  3 - 18                      Brigham Young.......  1  4  0 -  5
Corner kicks          1  2 OT  Tot                      Fouls                 1  2 OT  Tot
----------------------------------                      ----------------------------------
Northwestern Univ...  3  2  1 -  6                      Northwestern Univ...  4  6  0 - 10
Brigham Young.......  4  3  2 -  9                      Brigham Young.......  4  6  0 - 10
SCORING SUMMARY:
GOAL   Time Team     Goal Scorer              Assists                                  Description
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 1.   45:49 BY       RENDICH, Jamie (1)       TILLOTSON, Bobbi                         Header off corner kick in the goal.
 2.   73:53 NU       GARMON, Ashleigh         HANS, Kelsey
 3.   82:34 BY       TILLOTSON, Bobbi         RENDICH, Jamie                           Endline cross by 11.  20 scores far post
 4.   85:11 NU       LOWEY, Tabitha           (unassisted)                             Shot from the 18, top of the goal.
 5.  100:47 BY       ZWAHLEN, Annie (2)       TILLOTSON, Bobbi                         Header off a corner kick, far post.
CAUTIONS AND EJECTIONS:
YC-NU #24 (66:42); YC-NU #21 (71:08)
Officials: Referee: Bruce Major; Asst. Referee: Jeff Young; Jason Walker;
Alt. Official: Jergen Mudrow; Scorer: Sara Harris;
Offsides: Northwestern Univ. 1, Brigham Young 2.