Sept. 22, 2002
Stanford, Calif. - Lindsay Miller rebounded her own saved shot and flipped the ball into the net to lift No. 8 Iowa (5-3) to a thrilling 1-0 overtime victory over Stanford (5-6) in a non-conference game Sunday at the Varsity Field Hockey Turf. Miller's first shot in the series was saved by Stanford goalkeeper Emily Zander but bounced over her head, allowing Miller to scoop up the ball and flip it into the net for the game's only goal at 79:16.
The contest was filled with several near goals, including dramatic saves by both Zander and Iowa goalkeeper Barb Weinberg in overtime to extend the contest deeper into the extra period. Stanford's primary opportunity to score in the extra period came on a Christina Williams shot during a penalty corner that was saved by Weinberg at 73:21. Zander made her first of four overtime saves less than a minute later when she dove to stop a game-winning attempt by Sarah Dawson at 74:05.
"Our defense played awesome today and there was great action from both teams end-to-end," said Stanford head coach Sheryl Johnson. "This game really could have gone either way."
Zander and Ana Kralovec each had five of Stanford's ten goalkeeper saves. Weinberg stopped five Cardinal shots to record a shutout.
Iowa outshot Stanford, 15-8, despite a 5-2 Cardinal advantage at halftime.
Stanford's loss was its first in three home games this season.
Stanford returns to NorPac action by hosting Pacific on Saturday, September 28 (1 pm, PT). The Cardinal won 2-1 at Pacific in its NorPac opener yesterday.