Box Score STATESBORO, Ga. – Senior Olivia Mackey's golden goal in the 93^rd minute provided the Elon University women's soccer team with a 3-2 overtime win over Southern Conference foe Georgia Southern on Friday, Oct. 18.

Mackey scored on a free kick from 40 yards away and helped the maroon and gold improve to 9-2-4 on the year and 3-1-2 during SoCon play. The Phoenix was also aided by a two-goal performance by Catherine Brinkman, who scored in the 34^th and the 64^th minutes of the match. Georgia Southern fell to 4-8-2 (2-3-1 SoCon).

"We were in total control in the first half and felt that we could have been up by two or three," said Elon head coach Chris Neal. "After halftime, Georgia Southern came out and took it to us and we found ourselves down 2-1. Our team though kept grinding away and we pulled out the win in the end."

Brinkman put the first points of the match on the scoreboard for the Phoenix in the 34^th minute. The Clearwater, Fla., native took a pass from Simi Dhaliwal at the penalty spot and sent a right-footed strike to the back of the net for a 1-0 lead.

The Eagles would strike back after intermission and score two quick goals in the 50th and the 52^nd minute to take a 2-1 lead over the Phoenix. GSU's Alex Murphy scored the first goal off a rebound on a free kick to tie the match at 1-all. Just minutes later, Caitlin Tongco hit a looping shot from the top of the box to put Georgia Southern up front, 2-1.

Elon continued to chase the equalizer and finally found it as Brinkman scored her second score of the match off a rebound on an Alexis de Groot shot in the 64^th minute and tied the score at 2-2.

Brinkman nearly had the game-winner with less than a minute left in the match, but was turned away by GSU's keeper Molly Williams and both teams went into extra time knotted at 2-2.

Three minutes into the extra overtime period, Elon drew a foul on the Eagles that set the stage for Mackey's heroics and gave the Phoenix its second straight win and pushes its unbeaten streak to four.

Elon dominated the Eagles in shots, 20-9, including a 12-6 mark on frame. The Phoenix also had a slight 5-3 advantage in corners.
 
The Phoenix returns to action on Sunday, Oct. 20, at Davidson. That match is scheduled for a 2 p.m. kick off.