WASHINGTON - The American University lacrosse team continued to make history on Saturday, extending its record-breaking start to 6-0 after a gritty 20-19 overtime win over Wofford (0-6). Six Eagles contributed to the final score sheet, starting with junior Kendall Goldblum who tied her season-high from George Washington with six goals. She added an assist to pick up the season-high seven points.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Six Eagles contributed to the final score sheet, starting with junior Kendall Goldblum who tied her season-high from George Washington with six goals. She added an assist to pick up the season-high seven points.
• Senior Erica Skowron was close behind, tying her career-high with five goals while also pitching in an assist.
• Junior Emma Vinall and sophomore Hali Sibilia followed with three goals each while senior Casey Harkins put away two, including the game-winner in overtime, and sophomore Katie Pierce added one. 
• Harkins also added a pair of assists while Skowron, senior Izabella Jade, and Vinall added one each.
• Goldblum also led the team in center field with five draw controls, followed by a career-high four from Pierce.
• Junior Sarah Boney, senior Katie Wood and Sibilia each picked up a pair of ground balls while Wood also caused to turnovers.
• Senior Emma Curtis led the Eagles from goal, picking up 10 saves for one of her best career performances. Curtis earned a career-high 13 against George Washington on February 26.
• Wofford was led by a five-goal effort from Elisabeth Ralph. Ally Furnari and Emma Gentile added three each while four Terriers pitched in two.
• Aislinn Washburn led the Terriers from the net, picking up a game-high 11 saves.
• Both teams drew even with 37 shots each, but the Eagles held the advantage in ground balls, 17-12, and clears, 13-12. Wofford gave up 12 miscues to AU's 10.
• Skowron got the Eagles on the board within the first two minutes, putting away an unassisted goal at the 28:06 mark.
• The Terriers were quick to draw even, adding a goal of their own one minute later. The two teams drew even four more times throughout the first 20 minutes of the game before the Eagles were finally able to seperate themselves after Sibilia's first goal of the day sent AU on a 4-0 run.
• Wofford cut that lead back down to one with just under five minutes left on the clock, but back-to-back goals from Skowron rebuilt a three-goal advantage for the Eagles heading into the break.
• That run continued into the second half, as goals from Goldblum, Vinall, Sibilia, and Harkins gave AU a vital seven-goal cushion at 15-8 with 22 minutes left in regulation.
• The Terriers steadily chipped away at that lead throughout the remainder of the second half, hitting a 9-2 run to tie the game at 17-17 with six minutes remaining.
• A pair of Vinall goals in the midst of that run maintained the Eagles' advantage.
• With just under four minutes remaining, Goldblum put away her fifth goal of the day to break the tie and bring AU back ahead by one. But another pair of goals from the Terriers gave them their first lead since the opening minutes of the game at 19-18 with just over a minute left in regulation.
• With 41 seconds on the clock, Goldblum knotted the score one final time at 19-19, sending the Eagles into their first overtime game of the season.
• AU made quick work of extra time, as senior Casey Harkins secured the game-winner less than a minute in.

QUOTABLE
"Wofford gave us a tough game. It pushed our players to stay in it and work for every goal down the stretch. I'm very proud of how composed our team stayed. When Wofford went up by one with 1:10 left, we got the draw and were patient for Kendall (Goldblum) to get the goal to make it even. In OT, the coaches drew up the play for Casey (Harkins) to go to goal, and the team executed it perfectly. I cannot say enough about how well (assistant coaches) Lindsey (Ronbeck) and Alix (Lopez) are coaching our players. As first-year coaches, they are doing a phenomenal job collaborating in crunch time. Lindsey drew up the play and Alix recommended it be Casey to take the drive, and just like that we got the win." - Interim head coach Maureen Breslin

NEXT UP...
The Eagles will close their nonconference slate on Tuesday, March 10, with a 1 p.m. start at Presbyterian in Clinton, S.C. American will return home on Saturday, March 14, to host Lafayette in the Patriot League opener at 1 p.m.

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