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TUSCON, AZ - Britney Webster scored unassisted with 3:59 remaining in the first overtime to give the University of California at Irvine a 2-1 win over the University at Buffalo in the final round of the Arizona Invitational.

For the Bulls (0-4 overall), it was their second overtime loss in seven days, as the young squad that features three first-year starters, lost to regionally-ranked Syracuse (11th in the Northeast on soccerbuzz.com) 1-0 on Aug. 29.

With the heat rising to more than 100 degrees, the Bulls couldn't hold on for the win, despite a valiant fight that included a 12-save performance from senior Anna-Lesa Calvert (Dallas, TX/Bryan Adams).

UC-Irvine (2-2 overall) opened the scoring in the 72nd minute, as Lauryn Birkenshaw took a dish from Tara Weldon and found the back of the net.

Jennifer Rounds

UB answered three and a half minutes later, as senior Jennifer Rounds (Vestal, NY/Vestal) responded with her first career goal. Senior Erin Tambs (Farnham, NY/Lake Shore H.S.) added an assist on the play, for her first points of the year.

In the first half, Buffalo managed just two shots while UC-Irvine fired off nine, but a stellar performance from Calvert kept the game scoreless. She stopped seven shots.

The Anteaters got a solid performance out of goalkeeper Jackie Vazquez, as she stopped six shots in the win. She faced nine Buffalo shots.

The Bulls will look to rebound from their 0-4 start beginning on Friday with a matchup at RAC Field against fellow Buffalo school, Canisius College, at 7:00 pm. Canisius is currently 0-2.