Overtime Goal Drops Defiance

NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. – The Defiance College women's soccer team lost in heartbreaking fashion on Tuesday night to Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference opponent Manchester College. The Spartans scored the game's only goal in the first minute of overtime for the victory.

After coming off a tough 2-1 defeat on Saturday at the hands of Franklin College, the Yellow Jackets looked to bounce back on Tuesday afternoon.

During the first half, both teams had opportunities but neither team was able to convert the chances into goals. Defiance recorded five first half shots to Manchester's six shots.

The second half was much of the same as both teams were held scoreless through regulation. After the first two halves Defiance led in total shots by a total of 13-12. Of those 13 shots, the Jackets placed 10 of their shots on target as opposed to just four from the Spartans.

Despite the advantage in quality opportunities, Defiance was unable to record a win or a tie in the game due to Kayla Werbianskyj's goal within the first 20 seconds of overtime. Assisting on the gamewinner was Sofia Tzortzinis. The goal gave the Spartans a 1-0 victory.

The loss drops the Yellow Jacket's HCAC record to 1-3 and their overall record to 3-11. DC is next in action on Saturday, October 15 when it hosts Transylvania University at 1:00 p.m. The game will be played on Matthew-Winsper Knobel Field.