Pickens Nets Game-Winning Goal as Duke Defeats Old Dominion 2-1

Friday, October 13

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Pickens Nets Game-Winning Goal as Duke Defeats Old Dominion 2-1

10/13/2000 1:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer

By: Duke Sports Information

DURHAM, N.C. - Junior forward Sarah Pickens (Greensboro, N.C.) score the game-winning goal and also added an assist as the No. 9 Duke Blue Devils came back from a 1-0 halftime deficit to defeat the Old Dominion Lady Monarchs 2-1 on Friday night in front of 246 fans at Koskinen Stadium. The loss drops Old Dominion to 10-6 while Duke improves to 11-3.

Old Dominon took an early 1-0 at 16:39 in the first half when junior forward Melanie McGovern took junior forward Jen Henley's pass and beat Duke goalkeeper Thora Helgadottir (Kopavogur, Iceland) on a breakaway with a shot to the far post after beating the Blue Devil defense to score her team-leading 14th goal of the season.

Duke had many scoring opportunities in the first half, including one with five seconds remaining in the first half when Pickens' shot deflected off the goal post. The Blue Devils managed to outshot the Lady Monarchs 13-3, but managed no goals.

Senior forward Susan Kraeger (St. Louis, Mo.) netted her first goal of the year at 75:13 to tie the score at 1-1 after freshman forward Gwendolyn Oxenham's (Gulf Breeze, Fla.) cross was deflected from Pickens to Kraeger, who beat Old Domion goalkeeper Tonya Desmond.

The game remained tied until 83:33 when Pickens scored her team-leading eighth goal of the year as she headed home Oxenham's cross to give Duke the 2-1 victory.

Helgadottir made three saves as she improved her record to 5-0 on the year while Desmond made 11 saves in the loosing effort.

Duke returns to action on Tues., Oct. 17 when they host ACC foe N.C. State at 7 p.m. at Koskinen Stadium.

Old Dominion    1   0  - 1
Duke            0   2  - 2

SCORING:
ODU  Melanie McGovern (Jen Henley) 16:39
DUKE Susan Kraeger (Gwendolyn Oxenham, 
     Sarah Pickens) 75:13)
DUKE Sarah Pickens (Gwendolyn Oxenham) 83:33

SHOTS: Duke 27, ODU 7
GOALKEEPER SAVES: Duke (Thora Helgadottir) 3, 
                  ODU (Tonya Desmond) 11
CORNER KICKS: Duke 8, ODU 2
FOULS: Duke 7, ODU 10
ATTENDANCE: 246