Judson Knocks Off #12 Trinity Christian in OT Thriller :: Christina Thornton (Algonquin, Ill.) thrills crowd less than a minute into overtime by scoring the winning goal

Christina Thornton (Algonquin, Ill.) thrills crowd less than a minute into overtime by scoring the winning goal

Oct. 4, 2007

Elgin, Ill. - Christina Thornton (Algonquin, Ill.) thrilled the crowd less than a minute into overtime as she netted the winning goal as Judson (5-5-1/3-3) claimed a 4-3 win over #12 Trinity Christian (10-2-1/3-1-1).

Thornton also had the tying goal in the 63^rd minute. The win puts Judson record back at .500 overall and in the CCAC. It is also a great win for the Eagles as TCC is #1 in the region and #12 in the nation.

Judson jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first half as Baerbel Hartner (Ettrigen, Germany) put the Eagles on the board first. After a rebound save by the TCC goalie in the box, Hartner was right there in the box to tap in the goal. Lynsey McFarland (Livingston, Scotland) made it 2-0 when she pushed the ball into the left side back net off an Emma Mugg (Shawnee, Kan.) corner kick.

The Trolls came roaring back as they tied the game with two goals in two minutes. TCC scored their first in the 35^th minute and then tied the game at two in the 37^th minute when Trisha Airth hit a free kick from 25 yards out.

With the intensity up in the second half, JU made a goalie change as Alice Phoneprasith (Elgin, Ill.) made her 2007 debut. In the half, she had six saves while facing seven shots on goal. The only goal that passed her came in the 59^th minute when Nicole Billin bounced a shot in from 20-yards out. Just four minutes later, Thornton tied the game with her first goal of the game on a break away in the middle of the field. McFarland found Thornton open in the middle of the box and then Thornton tapped it in.

The excitement and enthusiasm brewing over from the 2^nd half, JU scored quickly as Thornton made the game winning shot in the 91^st minute when Samantha Vestal (Bakersfield, Calif.) found her in the box.

Overall, TCC out shot JU, 15-12, but each team took five corner kicks. Rebecca O'Donnell (Wheeling, Ill.) started the game and had two saves before Phoneprasith finished the match with six saves.

Judson will play a non-conference game on Saturday, October 6^thwhen they host Roberts Wesleyan at 12:00 p.m.