Wesleyan women drop OT heartbreaker to open season

Rocky Mount, NC - The Bishop women's soccer team of North Carolina Wesleyan opened its 2008 season at home on Tuesday afternoon at Scalf Field. Facing off against Division II rival St. Andrews Presbyterian in extreme heat, the two squads fought to a 0-0 tie in regulation before the Knights handed the Bishops a heartbreaking 1-0 loss behind a Jodi Frazier Golden Goal in the 99th minute. SAPC evens its record at 1-1 on the season, while NCWC will take an 0-1 mark into this weekend's Esprit Division III Invitational.

Both teams squandered scoring chances in the opening period.  Bishop junior Meredith Hester narrowly missed two scores. Her first shot of the game hit the crossbar, while the second was deflected by SAPC goalie Garrison Burton and booted off the line by a Knight defender. 

The Knights' offense was equal to the task as NCWC senior keeper Bryanne Godfrey recorded nine saves on the day. Unfortunately, Frazier's chip shot beat her high for the game-winner.

St. Andrews out-shot Wesleyan 19-12 in the contest with Burton making five saves.