CLEVELAND, Miss.- Hannah James scored a golden goal in the 103^rd minute on Sunday afternoon to give the Delta State University women's soccer team a 1-0 overtime victory over Union University. It was the first career goal for Hannah James who is a freshman from Grantham, England.
 
THE BASICS:
Score: Delta State 1, UU 0
Records:  Lady Statesmen 3-3-4/3-2-1 GSC | Lady Bulldogs 2-6/1-4 GSC
Series: Union leads the all-time series 7-6
Location | Time: Cleveland, Miss. | 1 p.m.
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• The first ten minutes saw plenty of action in the midfield as possession went back and forth.
• The first shot was by Diana Okechukwu 10 minutes in.
• DSU kept the pressure all afternoon long.
• In the 84^th minute Union University's Talyor Knight took a shot that forced Amanda Hilliard to punch it barely over the crossbar.
• In the 99^th minute, Casey LaFontaine crossed a shot in and it hit the top of the crossbar.
• Hannah James got in behind the defense in the 103^rd minute and her shot deflected in for a game winner.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• DSU had 19 shots with eight on goal while UU took five shots with three on goal.
• Anoucke Baas earned a yellow card in the 89^th minute.
• Rylee Iorio for Union earned a yellow card in the 73^rd minute
• Amanda Hilliard had three saves
• There was a combined 24 fouls in the game

 
NOTABLES

• This was the fifth game to go to overtime this season for DSU. It was the first to not end in a tie.

UP NEXT
Delta State is back at on the road next week in the Peach State for games against West Georgia and Valdosta State.