TAMPA, Fla. – The Embry-Riddle women's soccer suffered its first overtime loss of the year on Saturday, falling to Tampa, 2-1 at the Spartans' Pepin Stadium. The Eagles scored the game's first goal, but were unable to sustain the lead, moving their record to 5-2-1 on the year, while Tampa improved to 4-6.
 
An evenly matched first half saw each side register six shots apiece, but at the conclusion of the first 45 minutes, the Eagles and Spartans were deadlocked in a scoreless tie.
 
Just under 12 minutes into the second half Gudrun Johnson played a ball into the box where Andrea Froshaug headed it toward the goal. Tampa goalkeeper Carolyn Frykgard fumbled Froshaug's attempt and Isabelle Haaranen, standing in front of the goal, deposited the loose ball into the roof of the goal to put the Blue and Gold up 1-0.
 
The Eagle lead was short-lived, however as 12 minutes later, the Spartans were fouled on the right side of midfield and Haley Pigot finished a Nastasia Asgedom free kick to level the score at 1-1.
 
Neither team could find the net in the remainder of regulation, sending the game to overtime.
 
A flurry of offensive activity marked the first overtime period. The Eagles had multiple chances to score, including Hanna Rolfsen's shot that required a strong save by Frykgard and Sophie Brundin's shot that went off the cross bar. The best chance of the period came in the 95^th minute when Froshaug's cross from the right side pulled Frykgard off her line and found its way to Haaranen who missed the mark.
 
In the 106^th minute, the Eagles turned the ball over in their defensive third and Robynne-Ann Whittaker pounced on the loose ball and dribbled all the way to the end line. ERAU goalkeeper Fanny Kristiansson dove to her left and managed to get her fingertips to the ball, but couldn't hold on to it and the rebound fell to Gabby Scirica who tapped in the game-winner.
 
"Congratulations to Erin and her Tampa team," ERAU Head Coach Samantha Bohon said. "I know they've faced some adversity this season, and they found a way to get the result tonight. Needless to say, I am disappointed we didn't win this game. We created nine chances inside the box in the two overtime periods and hit the post/crossbar within a 15-second period three times. We missed a wide open goal to end the game in overtime.  We have to put these chances away. The difference in winning and losing in our league usually comes down to these little details. There were some positive things we saw today, so we'll hope to build on these this week in preparation for a very good Florida Tech team."
 
The Eagles' next game will be at home on Oct. 8 when they host Florida Tech at the Embry-Riddle Soccer Stadium. Kick-off is slated for 6 p.m.