Erin Tyldesley celebrates a goal
Demetrius Kazanas
2
Winner Merrimack MER (4-2-0, 3-1-0)
1
Fairleigh Dickinson FDU (3-2-0, 3-1-0)
Winner
Merrimack MER
(4-2-0, 3-1-0)
2
Final
1
Fairleigh Dickinson FDU
(3-2-0, 3-1-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 OT 2 F
Merrimack MER 0 1 0 1 2
Fairleigh Dickinson FDU 1 0 0 0 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Tyldesley, Wainwright's Late Goals Lead Women's Soccer In 2OT Thriller at FDU

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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — A double overtime game-winning goal by Vanessa Wainwright capped off a 2-1 come-from-behind victory for the Merrimack women's soccer team at first place Fairleigh Dickinson. The game was sent into overtime on a pin-point 90th minute goal by Erin Tyldesley on Friday night.

The Basics
Score: Merrimack Warriors 2, Fairleigh Dickinson Knights 1 (2 OT)
Records: Merrimack (4-2-0, 3-1-0 NEC) | Fairleigh Dickinson (3-2-0, 3-1-0 NEC)
Location: University Stadium | Teaneck, N.J. 

The Summary
  • Fairleigh Dickinson scored its only goal of the game on a penalty kick in the 40th minute.
  • Merrimack's offensive pressure was persistent, with four shots on goal in the first half along with 10 shot attempts in the second.
  • The Warriors earned a free kick deep in the offensive zone, just ahead of the nearside corner. Rebecca Harty took the free kick, sending a ball in that hung low, taking one bounce off the bodies down low. Junior Erin Tyldesley, perched at the top of the 18-yard box, played the ball off her chest and fired in a scalding shot top right to tie the game.
  • In the first overtime FDU threatened with a shot on goal that was deftly managed by Megan Langlois, who finished the game with five saves.
  • With four minutes to go in the second overtime, following two threatening shots on goal by the Warriors, a chip pass in the midfield sent Vanessa Wainwright in with time. At the top of the 18-yard box she faked her defender, going in one-on-one with the keeper to finish low left for the victory.
Stats & Figures
  • Merrimack now sits tied in first after taking its third NEC win of the year, sitting even with FDU with matching 3-1 records for nine points.
  • The Warriors last played a double overtime game on October 25, 2019 against Saint Francis.
  • Tyldesley and Wainwright are now tied with Harty in team goals, each with two on the year.
 
Up Next
Merrimack continues in NEC play at Sacred Heart, traveling to Fairfield, Conn. on Tuesday, March 23 with game time set for 3 p.m.
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