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Katie Fage

BUFFALO, NY - Sophomore Katie Fage (Delmar, NY/Bethlehem Central) lifted a direct kick from 25 yards out into the upper left corner in the second minute of the second overtime to push the University at Buffalo women's soccer team past Northern Illinois, 3-2, in Mid-American Conference action at UB Stadium on Sunday.

Fage's goal, her second of the season, snapped a three-game MAC losing streak for Buffalo (4-8-1 overall, 2-4 MAC). The Bulls earned the free kick after a foul was committed by Northern Illinois (4-7-2 overall, 2-4 MAC) in the center of the field.

The Bulls held the Huskies in check throughout most of the game, allowing only 11 shots and taking 20, drawing nine corners and making only 12 fouls to Northern Illinois' 18.

In the first half, Buffalo allowed only two shots, both of which senior Anna-Lesa Calvert (Dallas, TX/Bryan Adams) made outstanding plays on. The Huskies' Angeline Impelido broke free in the 22nd minute and fired a shot towards the top of the net, but Calvert leaped, got a hand on the ball and it hit the crossbar before being knocked away by UB's defense. Erin Fahey also got a nice opportunity in the 32nd minute when she took a shot that was headed for the lower left corner, but a diving Calvert corralled the ball.

Whereas the first half was marked by defense, the second half was filled with offense. Buffalo took the lead 15 minutes into the second frame, as Fage took a shot that was saved by a diving Northern Illinois keeper, but sophomore Ashley Turner (Olean, NY/Olean) was there to fire the rebound into an open left side of the net.

The Huskies would not go quietly, however as they earned a corner in the 64th minute and after winning the corner, Jenna Clausen headed the ball into the left side of the net to tie it. Ninety seconds later, Elaine Elaidis found Alexis Terry in front of the net on an indirect kick and Terry was able to put the ball in the left side.

Brooke McCalla

The Northern Illinois' lead only stood for 90 seconds, as UB went back on the offensive. In a half where they fired 10 shots, Buffalo got its biggest lift when freshman Brooke McCalla (Pickering, Ontario/Dunbarton) was fouled inside the goal box. Awarded a penalty shot, McCalla drilled home the shot into the right corner of the net to tie the game at two.

In the first overtime, Buffalo nearly won the match in the first 30 seconds, as a cross near the Northern Illinois' goal was kicked by a Northern Illinois player off the crossbar. On the rebound, Fage kicked the ball off the crossbar, but the Bulls could not dent the twine until Fage's shot in the second overtime.

Calvert made four saves in goal for the Bulls and Carrie Dvorak stopped seven in net for the Huskies.

Buffalo hits the road for two huge conference matches next weekend, as it travels to Toledo for a 4:00 pm Friday game and a 1:00 pm Sunday game at Bowling Green.