Field Hockey Defeats SW Missouri St., 3-2 in Overtime

October 23, 1998

EVANSTON, Ill. - Senior Annie Scuilli (Short Hills, N.J./Oak Knoll) scored on a penalty corner midway through the second overtime period to lift Northwestern to a 3-2, come-from-behind win over Southwest Missouri State on Friday afternoon.

SMS jumped out to a 2-0 lead at halftime, holding NU to only three shots in the first half. The 'Cats got on the board early in the second period on a goal by fifth-year senior Shannon West (St. Charles, Mo./Villa Duchesne). West and Lindsay Wright would assist on the tying goal, scored on a corner by freshman midfielder Nicole Smith.

After a scoreless first overtime, Wildcat forward Wendy Roberts was issued a yellow card at the 13:40 mark of the second overtime, giving SMS a one-player advantage for five minutes. The Wildcats managed to kill the five-minute penalty period, then win on Scuilli's goal. West also assisted on the game-winning goal, making her partially responsible for all three Wildcat goals.

Next match October 25, vs. Iowa, Noon CT, Lakeside Field.

Scoring by Periods 1 2 OT1 OT2 - F 
Northwestern 0 2 0 1 - 3
SW Missouri State 2 0 0 0 - 2 
First Half Scoring
1. SMS Paula Pennington (Mary Kukulinski, 31:40)
2. SMS Maggie Grelle (Paula Pennington and Jemima Cameron, 7:16)

Second Half Scoring
1. NU Shannon West (Wendy DeFord and Lisa Comrie, 30:28)
2. NU Nicole Smith (Lindsay Wright and Shannon West, 1:28)

First Overtime Scoring
None

Second Overtime Scoring
1. NU Annie Scuilli (Shannon West and Shanel Gohsler, 6:51)

Shots: NU 21, SMS 9
Penalty Corners: NU 8, SMS 4

NU Goalies
Schoen Liebert (3 saves, 2 goal allowed, 35:00 minutes)
Jess Yates (2 saves, 0 goal allowed, 58:09 minutes)

SMS Goalies
Monnie Elzy (14 saves, 3 goals allowed, 93:09 minutes)

Updated Records Northwestern 6-10; Southwest Missouri State 6-5
Attendance - 217