Oct. 18, 2002
Columbia, S.C. – Tricia McKee’s goal at 106:33 in the second overtime gave Georgia (7-7-1, 3-2 SEC) a 2-1 win over the South Carolina women’s soccer team (10-5, 3-3 SEC) on Friday evening at Stone Stadium. The Gamecocks return home on Sunday at 1 p.m. vs. No. 14 Tennessee. South Carolina will honor the senior class before Sunday afternoon’s match.
Carolina got on board first in the match at 52:47 as Melinda Carter scored her fifth goal of the season on a penalty kick. Carter was tripped up in the box by a Georgia defender resulting in a penalty kick.
The Bulldogs tied the match at 60:39 as Ashley King scored her seventh goal of the season for Georgia. Driving down the left side of the field, King sailed a shot from 30 yards out, high enough to get past Carolina goalkeeper Carolyn Ortega to knot the match at 1-1.
McKee’s goal in the second overtime came off a pass from Kara Kenney. Kenney’s cross found McKee who dribbled in and scored from five yards out to win the match. South Carolina outshot Georgia 17-14 in the match and Ortega finished with six saves on the evening. This evening’s match marks South Carolina’s first loss on the season when scoring the first goal of the match.
Sunday afternoon’s match with Tennessee will be broadcast on USCSPORTS.COM.
