Release Date: 10/6/07

For Immediate Release: Mansfield ties nationally ranked West Chester 2-2

Mansfield- Senior Caroline Furmato (Pt. Pleasant,NJ/Pt. Pleasant) scored her first two goals of the season to bring Mansfield back from a 2-0 halftime deficit to tie #12 ranked West Chester.

West Chester started the scoring on a Danielle Gerz goal in the 22^nd minute of the game. 

West Chester had a two goal advantage in the 36^th minute when a ball deflected off a Mansfield defender into the goal.

Mansfield came back in the second half scoring two minutes into the half.  Furmato headed in an indirect  kick from  Anita Valerio (Manalapan,NJ/Manalapan).

Mansfield tied the score six minutes later when Furmato took a pass back from Colleen Corcoran (Allentown/ Central Catholic) and shot it past the West Chester goalie off the inside of the left post.

Mansfield goalie Justine Segear (Wilkes-Barre/Coughlin) made a big save for the Mountaineers with less than two minutes to go in the first overtime when a West Chester player got a quick shot off from ten yards away.

With one minute left in the second overtime, there was a scramble for the ball, and Mansfield’s Lyndi Keiser (Mechanicsburg/Mechanicsburg) took a shot that was saved by the Golden Rams goalie as she fell on the outside of the post.

Mansfield moves to 2-9-2 on the season and 2-4-1 in the PSAC east.

                          Soccer Game Summary (Final)

        WEST CHESTER vs Mansfield (Oct 06, 2007 at Mansfield University)

 WEST CHESTER (10-1-2) vs. Mansfield (2-9-2)

 Date: Oct 06, 2007  Attendance: 250

 Weather: 85 and sunny

 Goals by period       1  2 OT O2  Tot

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 WEST CHESTER........  2  0  0  0 -  2

 Mansfield...........  0  2  0  0 -  2

 SCORING SUMMARY:

  1.  22:02 WCU-W Danielle Gerz (3) (Sam Paolino) - Corner kick

  2.  36:25 WCU-W OWN GOAL (unassisted) - reflected off Mansfield defender

  3.  47:09 MANS-W Caroline Furmato (1) (Anita Valerio) - header off indirect kick

  4.  53:06 MANS-W Caroline Furmato (2) (Colleen Corcoran) - Give and Go

 Shots: WEST CHESTER 28, Mansfield 12

 Saves: WEST CHESTER 6 (Brittany Barnes 2; Hilary Smart 4), Mansfield

 17 (Justine Segear 17)