HOUSTON, Texas – Sophomore Anna Mitchell's double overtime goal helped the Howard women's soccer team hand Texas Southern it first conference loss of the season, 2-1, on Sunday afternoon at Durley Stadium.
The Bison (10-4-2) are now the only undefeated team left in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) with a 7-0-1 record.
Junior Kela Gray opened up the scoring with 23:47 off the clock after senior Carmen Suarez connected a pass to rookie Hollie Cartwright, who found Gray in the box. TSU's goalie Alexis Robles botched her challenge and Gray was able to put the ball in the back of the net for a 1-0 edge.
The Bison took 10 shots while holding the Tigers to four attempts in the first 45 minutes.
Nine minutes into the second half, TSU's Paige Hayward tied the game at 1-1.
Both teams fought hard but could not pull ahead in regulation and neither squad attempted a shot in the first overtime.
Junior Jordan Bynoe got loose and fired towards goal but Robles was there to make the stop. Just as quickly, Hayward tried to beat Gabrielle Emilien but HU's goalie picked up the save.
In the 109th minute, Cartwright sent the ball over to junior Noelle McCullom, who passed it over to Mitchell in the box. From 10 yards out, Mitchell pulled back and sent the ball soaring into the bottom right corner for the final 2-1 score.
Emilien earned five saves and Gray took a game-high five shots.
Howard will wrap up its regular season next weekend with games against Grambling State and Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
