WOMEN'S SOCCER NIPS TOWSON 3-2 IN OVERTIME

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9/27/2009 9:45:00 PM | Women's Soccer

HARRISONBURG, Va., Sept. 27, 2009 -- Senior Corky Julien's (Williamstown, Ontario/Char-Lan District) goal midway through the overtime period lifted James Madison to a 3-2 win over Towson in Colonial Athletic Association women's soccer Sunday afternoon at the JMU Soccer Complex.

JMU improved its record to 6-2-0 and 2-0-0 in CAA play. Towson's record is 5-5-1 overall and 1-1 in the league.

The winning play began when junior Teresa Rynier (Leola, Pa./Conestoga Valley) sent a ball from behind the midfield line ahead to junior Cate Tisinger (Clifton, Va./Centreville) on the right flank. Tisinger dribbled downfield and sent a pass across to Julien, who drilled a shot from near the edge of the box just inside the left post.

Julien's goal came 4:41 into the 10-minute sudden-victory overtime period.

Towson forced overtime in the final minute of regulation play. In a scramble of players trying to get a foot on the ball, a JMU defender was called for a foul and a penalty kick was awarded to the Tigers. The PK by senior Erica Marshall (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair) was stopped Dukes' redshirt junior goalkeeper Diane Wszalek (West Chester, Pa./West Chester East). However, Towson freshman Cheyenne Skidmore (Eldersburg, Md./Liberty) got a shot off on the rebound. Her shot deflected to Marshall, who put in the ball in the net with 42 seconds to play.

The Dukes led 1-0 at halftime on a goal by redshirt sophomore Jessica Barndt (Novi, Mich./Novi) in the 17th minute. Rynier took a free kick from the sideline near the JMU bench and lofted the ball to the far side of the goal, where Barndt re-directed the ball into the right corner of the goal.

In the 73rd minute Towson tied the game at 1-1. The tying score game on a free kick from 35 yards by Marshall that sailed over the reach of Wszalek and into the right side of the goal.

JMU regained the lead with 6:13 left in regulation. Rynier delivered the ball to Tisinger, who dribbled into the box on the left side and sent a sharply-angled shot across the goalmouth and past Tigers' junior goalkeeper Kristen Sample (Ellicott City, Md./Seton Keough). The ball hit the right goalpost and spun into the goal.

Both Wszalek and Sample finished with five saves. JMU held a 15-12 advantage in shots.

NOTE: Rynier now has 34 career assists and is in sole possession of second place on JMU's career list. In first is Carrie Proost (1990-94) with 36.