WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sophomore Mikaila Weaver scored her first goal of the young season 1:44 into overtime to give the American University women's soccer team a 2-1 victory over Bryant. Freshman Kristin Piorun was credited with the assist on the game-winning attack.

American (2-1) opened up the sudden-death overtime stanza with an aggressive mentality, and quickly penetrated deep into Bryant (0-2) territory. Less than a minute in to the period, freshman Michelle Montilio fired a shot just wide. Moments later, Piorun fired a shot on goal, which was deflected by Bryant goalkeeper Katie Mitchell. The rebound bounced directly back to Piorun, who passed it over to Weaver. She did the rest, knocking it into the back of the net for the game-winner.

The Eagles got on the scoreboard near the end of the first half on sophomore Patricia Bailey's first-career goal. Senior Erin Koch chipped the ball deep to a streaking Bailey, who beat a sliding Mitchell to the ball and knocked it into the net.

After trailing 1-0 at halftime, Bryant scored its lone goal in the 60th minute on a long, straightaway shot by Morgan Derick.

For the majority of the 90-plus minutes, American controlled the action, although was unable to convert several good scoring opportunities throughout the contest. The Eagles outshot Bryant 17-4 in the match.

Sophomore Arianna Efstathiou was again solid in net for the Eagles, recording two saves and allowing the lone goal.

"Today was a great way for us to finish off the weekend," said American Head Coach David Bucciero. "I am extremely proud of the entire team, especially the players who came off the bench, for putting together a total team victory. We played a solid brand of soccer today, and look forward to continuing to improve."

This was American's first overtime victory since September 8, 2004, when then-freshman Siohban Gillan gave the Eagles a 2-1 victory at Towson.

For Weaver, her overtime game-winner was her second-career goal. Her only other conversion came a year ago yesterday against Ohio.

The match was part of the D.C. Invitational, which took place over the weekend at Reeves Field. In Sunday's earlier match, Georgetown defeated Georgia Southern, 3-0.

American will play at Reeves Field for each of its next two matches. On Wednesday, September 2, the Eagles will entertain Richmond at 4:30 p.m. A week later, on September 9, American will return to Reeves for a 4 p.m. showdown versus Maryland. Both matches can be watched live on Eagles Vision TV, which can be accessed through AUeagles.com.