Fresno State Athletics
Soccer Rallies past the Wolf Pack
10/5/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
By: Kimberly Fisher
kimfisher@csufresno.edu
GoBulldogs.com
FRESNO, Calif. - The Fresno State soccer team rallied past Nevada to walk away with a 3-2 victory on Sunday afternoon at Mackay Stadium.
Coming off a win against the UNLV Rebels on Friday night, the Bulldogs were able to grab another Mountain West victory, giving Fresno State a 2-2 conference record.
"We played a tough game against an organized team with a clear game plan," head coach Brian Zwaschka said. "Their plan worked on Friday and we were a bit naive in the first half knowing what we knew about them and not executing our plan better. We are of course very pleased with the win and I felt as though we genuinely deserved it with our play in the second half and OT."
Nevada was the first to get on the board, gaining an early lead over Fresno State with a goal from Madison Lorenzen in the seventh minute of the first half.
The `Dogs were quick to respond with a goal by senior Jaycee Bingham in the 16th minute, tying the game at 1-1. Just 48 seconds later the Wolf Pack followed with a goal giving Nevada the upper hand once again. Bingham's goal was assisted by freshman Fanny Johansson, marking her first assist this season for the Bulldogs.
Nevada was able to hold back the Bulldogs the remaining 29 minutes of the first half giving the Wolf Pack a 2-1 lead heading into the half.
The tying goal was assisted by Ariana Holmes and scored by Bingham again, in the 71st minute of the game sending Fresno State into overtime with the Wolf Pack. At the conclusion of Sunday's play, Bingham leads the `Dogs with eight goals this season.
Fresno State clinched the win in the 102nd minute with a goal made by Fanny Johansson as a result from a powerful overhead throw in from Holmes. In addition to Johansson's first assist, the game winning shot was the junior midfielders first goal of the season as well.
The 'Dogs outshot Nevada 22-8, recording 10 shots in the first half, nine in the second and a combined total of three in the two overtime periods.
"We learned that concentration is vital in all moments," Zwaschka said. "We are pleased that those moments worked in our favor today. To come back from the deficit was not easy but we put the necessary pieces together and are happy with the weekend overall."
With two conference wins over the weekend, Fresno State has moved up six spots in the 2014 Mountain West Standings as they now sit in sixth place (3-10-0/2-2-0 MW).
Week three of Mountain West play with consist of another pair of road games for the `Dogs as travel to Boise, Idaho to take on Boise State on Friday, Oct. 10 then Logan, Utah to face Utah State on Sunday, Oct. 12.
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