MOCS FALL IN DOUBLE OVERTIME BATTLE TO SAMFORD IN SOCON QUARTERFINAL
 
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. --- The Chattanooga women's soccer team fell 3-2 in double overtime Friday night at Summers-Taylor Stadium in Johnson City, Tenn., in the quarterfinal round of the Southern Conference Tournament.
 
The Mocs had just two shots in the first half, but both were on target. Samford cut the lead in half just before intermission and scored the equalizer in the 81st minute to force overtime. The Bulldogs scored the game winner in the second overtime period and Chattanooga didn't have an answer.
 
UTC's Caroline Richvalsky and Birna Johannsdottir teamed up twice for the Mocs' scores.
 
In the fifth minute, Carmya Mastrangelo played the ball out of the deep corner to Zoey Mize on the right side. She sent the ball forward and Richvalsky won the ball at midfield. She raced passed the defense to pick it up and sent a pass through the box to Johannsdottir on the left side. Her shot found the top right corner of the net to put the Mocs up 1-0.
 
In the 40^th minute, the pair teamed up again to give Johannsdottir a brace. The ball was thrown in to Johannsdottir who bumped it over to Richvalsky. She took the ball into the left corner just outside the box. After a quick change of direction, she found Johannsdottir in the box and her left-footed shot found the back of the net in the lower right corner and UTC held a 2-0 lead.
 
Samford scored four minutes later and the Mocs led 2-1 at the half. Late in the match, Samford's Ella Simpson tied it up and in the 107^th minute, Mary Raymond scored the game winner to advance to the semfinal and take on second-seeded host ETSU Sunday.
 
Samford outshot the Mocs 16-5 with a 7-2 shots on goal advantage. Caroline Ekern pulled in four saves in the match.
 
Chattanooga ends the season at 10-7-1 overall. The 10 wins is tied for second most in a season. Senior Mackenzie Smith set a new school record for games played with 86, passing Maggie Shaw, '22. She is second all-time behind Shaw (85) with 80 starts.
 
HEAD COACH GAVIN McKINNEY
"Very difficult match against a top opponent and we gave ourselves a chance to win it. We cannot ask much more of the group. They battled as hard they could for 110 minutes but unfortunately it did not go our way."
 
"We have a team and a group of seniors in particular who have represented the program so well this season. It did not end the way we wanted it to on the pitch, but we are proud of the group for all they have accomplished."
 
SCORING SUMMARY
1             4:28       UTC        Birna Johannsdottir (6)   Caroline Richvalsky, Zoey Mize
2             39:22     UTC        Birna Johannsdottir (7)   Caroline Richvalsky
3             43:42     SAM       Layton Glisson (1)            Nikki Bario
4             80:25     SAM       Ella Simpson (4)                Jennifer Seward
5             106:07   SAM       Mary Raymond (6)           Kylie Gazza, Whitaker Buchanan
 
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