NOV 7, 2004
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Lady Bucs Win Fifth-Straight
GSC Title
Box Score
Oxford, MS– Ciara
McGuiness took a cross from Joanne Tobin and shot home
a goal, giving the Christian Brothers University Lady Buccaneer
soccer team its fifth-straight Gulf South Conference Title,
defeating Harding, 4-3 in overtime.
CBU (8-8) went down early after Harding had two goals within
20 seconds in the first half.
Harding (15-3-1) was out shot by the Lady Bucs in the first
half 10-6 and 12-3 in the second half.
Embla Gretarsdottir
scored in the 41st minute and Stacy-Jo
Fletcher tied the match on a one-on-one goal in the 56th
minute. Fletcher then scored off an assist from Gretarsdottir
in the 80th minute giving the Lady Bucs the go ahead goal.
Harding, however, got a goal from Elyssa Currie just one minute
later to send the match into overtime.
Fletcher had 12 shots in the match, including five on goal.
Gretarsdottir had three shots including a goal and an assist.
The Lady Bucs out shot the Lady Bison 25-9 in the match. McGuiness,
Fletcher and Gretarsdottir were all named to the All-Tournament
Team and Fletcher was named the Tournament's Most Outstanding
Player. She scored three goals and assisted on another for
seven points in the tournament.
The Lady Bucs become the first five-time GSC Champ and the
first-ever to win five -consecutive titles.
