THE BASICS:
 
RESULT: Hartford 1, Vermont 0 (2 OT)
RECORDS: Hartford (8-7-2, 4-2-1 AE); Vermont (6-7-2, 2-3-1 AE)
LOCATION: Al-Marzook Field at Alumni Stadium (West Hartford, Conn.)
 
THE LEAD:
Julia Carr smashed home the game winner in the 102nd minute, as the Hartford women's soccer team earned a crucial victory in double overtime over Vermont, 1-0. The victory allowed the Hawks to remain in second place in the America East with just one game remaining on their schedule.

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HOW IT HAPPENED:

• After a back and forth opening twenty minutes, the Hawks went on the offensive. A pair of shots in a flurry were just wide of the frame, and then Carr put a blast on frame in the 22nd, but keeper Coco Speckmaier turned it aside.
• The game remained scoreless through to the second half, when Hawks keeper Maia Perez came through with the stop of the game, diving to snare a well-placed blast off the foot of Angie Salvi in the 52nd.
• Hartford had several grade-A opportunities late in the second half, but Speckmaier came through to turn aside each of them.
• The Hawks had the best opportunity of the first overtime, as Carr found the ball on her foot inside the 18 off a corner, but her attempt was cleared off the back line by the Catamounts defense.
• Still scoreless in the second overtime, the Hawks converted on their fourth and final corner of the game. Sierra Stone sent the ball toward the top of the six, and it caromed off the scrum, and one-hopped toward the far post. Carr swung and delivered the half-volley with her left foot into the left-hand side of the net to send the Hawks away with the victory.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS & NOTES:

• The tally was Carr's fourth of the year, but her first game winner. Her four goals on the year are tied with Stone for third on the team.
• The junior now has seven winners in her career, and now has scored two goals in overtime (Sacred Heart, 2015). Carr also tallied the winner in a 1-0 game against Vermont in 2016.
• With the assist, Stone now has five on the season, tied for second in the conference and best on the team.
• Perez made seven saves in the victory for the Hawks to earn her third shutout of the season. Speckmaier made eight saves in a losing effort for the Catamounts.
• The Hawks improved to 28-5-4 against Vermont and pushed their unbeaten streak to eight against the Catamounts with a 7-0-1 mark.

 
UP NEXT:
The Hawks head to Vestal, N.Y., for their regular-season finale against Binghamton on Sunday, Oct. 22. Kickoff from Bearcats Sports Complex is slated for 1 p.m.