Nadya Gill’s Overtime Game-Winner Sends QU Women’s Soccer Past Siena, 2-1

Wednesday, September 20

Hamden, Conn.

3:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

5-4, 2-0MAAC

Siena

4-5, 0-2MAAC

OT 2

Siena

Quinnipiac

Nadya Gill’s Overtime Game-Winner Sends QU Women’s Soccer Past Siena, 2-1

9/20/2017 6:04:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Gill's Ninth Goal of 2017 Seals Three Big Points for Quinnipiac

By: QU Athletic Communications

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HAMDEN, Connecticut – The nation's second-highest scorer coming into today made her presence known as Nadya Gill (Toronto, Ontario) netted the golden goal seven minutes into the first overtime period, giving the Bobcats a huge come-from-behind 2-1 victory over the Siena Saints. Gill's MAAC-leading ninth goal and 10^th career game-winner moves Quinnipiac to 5-4 on the season, while remaining undefeated in MAAC play at 2-0.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 2 / Siena 1 (Overtime)

LOCATION
Quinnipiac Soccer Stadium / Hamden, Conn.

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (5-4, 2-0 MAAC) / Siena Saints (4-5, 0-2 MAAC)

SCORING SUMMARY

22:43 (SIE 1, QU 0): Michele Tremblay laid a ball out wide for Amanda Holtzman who crossed into the box for Gabby Albano. After the ball was misplayed by the Bobcat defense, Albano was right on the spot for a thunderous finish bar-down
46:05 (QU 1, SIE 1): Just over one minute into the start of the second half, Gill possessed at midfield and set Gargan up out wide. Running onto the pass, Gargan sent a through ball in for Nicholas who placed her shot five-hole on the Siena keeper which later trickled over the line for the equalizer
96:44 (QU 2, SIE 1): Gargan volleyed a Siena clearance over midfield to Gill roughly 40 yards from the net. Gill one-touched past her initial defender and beat the Saints' fullback, creating a chance she did not waste as her shot was slotted perfectly into the opposite corner for the game-winner

??: GAME WINNER! Nadya Gill's 9th goal of the season wins it for the Bobcats in overtime. They defeat Siena, 2-1! QU now 2-0 in MAAC. pic.twitter.com/4VWNVO14mC
— QU Women's Soccer (@QUWomensSoccer) September 20, 2017

BOBCATS GOAL: Laura Nicholas nets one with 43 minutes remaining. We are tied at 1. Jess Gargan with the helper. pic.twitter.com/8ha40cmHvt
— QU Women's Soccer (@QUWomensSoccer) September 20, 2017

NOTES

Gill, the reigning MAAC Player of the Week, netted her ninth goal of the season with 3:16 remaining in the first overtime period
Gill has struck for four goals in the past two games and an incredible 19 points (seven goals, five assists) over her current career-long five-game point streak
Gill now has 25 points (nine goals, seven assists) on the season which currently ranks second in the nation
Gill is also tied for second in the country in total goals (nine) as well as total assists (seven)
Laura Nicholas (Derry City, Northern Ireland) picked a great time to net her first career goal, as she slid one past the Siena keeper five-hole with 43 minutes remaining to level the score at 1-1
The goal was her third point of the season after she dished out an assist in the Bobcats' 11-0 win against St. Peter's last Saturday
Jess Gargan (Dublin, Ireland) created the scoring chance on the Nicholas goal as she received a pass from Gill and hit a perfect through-ball to Nicholas. The assist was Gargan's third on the season
This is Quinnipiac's third overtime win of the season as the Bobcats move to 3-1 in games that require an extra session
Quinnipiac ups its' MAAC home winning streak to six games as the Bobcats last fell at home in MAAC play against Siena (2-0) in the 2015 regular season finale
After suffering an eight-game winless streak against Siena (0-7-1) in which the Bobcats scored just one goal, Quinnipiac has now won two straight games against the Saints (defeated Siena 1-0 in 2016 MAAC Semifinals)
This win also signals the first for Quinnipiac over Siena in regular season play since joining the MAAC
Olivia Myszewski (Elm Grove, Wisconsin) wasn't tested much on the day but she did come up big on a twisting shot from Darby D'Angelo with 16:19 remaining in the second half

UPCOMING GAME
The Quinnipiac women's soccer team will resume MAAC play when they travel to New York this Saturday to face off against Marist. The action is slated to start at 12:00 PM.