Four years ago today, the women's soccer team earned an electric 2-1 road victory over York College to pull to 2-2 on the season in 2016. After taking a late 1-0 lead in the second half off a goal from
Jessica Yee (Freehold, N.J./Freehold), the Cardinals tied the game up with 13 minutes left in regulation. However, with just 21 seconds left in regulation,
Gayle Woods (East Greenbush, N.Y./Columbia) drilled the game-winning goal for the Privateers. Check out the box score and recap from the thrilling 2016 victory below!
Game Recap: Women's Soccer |Â Â | by Sean Engel, Sports Information Director
Last-Minute Goal by Woods Sends Maritime to 2-1 Victory over York (N.Y.)
Box Score
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Maritime juniorÂ
Gayle Woods (East Greenbush, N.Y./Columbia) scored the go-ahead game-winning goal with 21 seconds left in regulation as the Privateers Women's Soccer team knocked off the York (N.Y.) Cardinals by the score of 2-1 on Thursday evening from the Aviator Complex.
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For Woods, it was her first goal of the season after leading the team with 15 as a sophomore in 2015. The goal was the latest game-winning tally ever scored in a match in program history for the Privateers.
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SeniorÂ
Staci Evans (Smithtown, N.Y./Hauppauge) got the Privateers on the board in the 71st minute to open the scoring for both sides on the night. FreshmanÂ
Kayla Kelly (South Setauket, N.Y./Ward Melville) had the first point of her career with an assist on Evans' goal.
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In goal, sophomoreÂ
Cammie Havens (Point Pleasant, N.J./Point Pleasant Borough) made six saves as she earned her second win of the season.
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Maritime controlled much of the early play as juniorÂ
Jessica Yee (Freehold, N.J./Freehold) collected a shot at the 2:07 mark of the first half. Woods took back-to-back shots for the Privateers, followed by a shot from freshmanÂ
Esmeralda Hernandez (Huntington, N.Y./Huntington). Through the first 45 minutes of play, the Privateers outshot their hosts by a 7-5 advantage.
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Kelly opened up the action in the second half with a shot that sailed over the crossbar, followed by shots by Yee and Woods.
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As play crossed into the 71st minute, the Privateers were awarded a free kick taken by Kelly. Off the free kick, the ball came to Evans, who drove the ball home to put the Privateers ahead by a 1-0 score.
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York possessed the ball well over the next 10 minutes of action as the Cardinals took four shots in a three-minute span. On the fifth shot, York scored on a crossing pass into the box to even the game at one apiece.
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The Cardinals continued to maintain possession of the ball and took three more shots and were awarded four corner kicks through the waning minutes of the period.
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Maritime got the ball back and came streaking down the field with less than a minute to go. Woods snapped a shot off and scored off the left inner post to put the Privateers back ahead by one at 2-1 with 21 seconds left in regulation.
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York outshot Maritime 10-6 in the second half for a match total of 15-13 in favor of the Cardinals. Saves were even at six apiece, while the Cardinals took eight corner kicks and were called offsides on three occasions.
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Maritime (2-2) will return home on Saturday morning at 11 a.m., when the Privateers host the Mass. Maritime Buccaneers from Reinhart Field.
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York (0-2) will travel to Yeshiva on Sunday afternoon, for a 4 p.m. start against the Maccabees on Randall's Island.