Brianna Bailey scored following a corner with no time remaining on the clock to propel the Rising Sun field hockey team to a 2-1 triumph over Edgewood Monday in a region semifinal game.
The Tigers were awarded a corner in the waning seconds. In games where a goal by the offense would change the outcome, the teams play out the corner until the defense is able to clear the ball out of the dotted circle or unless the offense commits an infraction. Emily Easter took the corner and sent a pass to the top of the circle. Bailey allowed the ball to roll past her to Mallory Tiffin. Tiffin made a pass to Bailey and the Tiger junior scored her second goal of the game to end it about 10 seconds after the whistle would've sounded had the Tigers not earned a corner. "Nervewracking," Rising Sun coach Julie Eller said. "I was getting very worried because it just seemed like we couldn't generate any offense. "Woo. It's wearing on my nerves." The Tigers travel to Hereford Wednesday at 4 p.m. for the region championship game. Bailey had scored the overtime game-winner in a 4-3 regular season victory over Edgewood in a game the Tigers trailed 3-1. That crossed her mind during the late stages of the second meeting. "I just knew that we wanted this one more than anything," Bailey said. "Because we beat this team before and we knew we could do it again. If we didn't I think we'd all be pretty upset about that. And we all want to continue our season. Big motivator." Bailey has come up with a number of critical goals this season. "I would like to think hopefully some other girls will start stepping up," Eller said. "She plays a position that should be finishing all the time anyway. That left wing is definitely really important. We should be carrying it up the right and crossing it. The fact that all the goals are coming from that position is not surprising. But she definitely is a gigantic player, who has had some really great shots. I'm glad I have her for another year." The Tigers struggled to get good scoring chances for much of the game. "We were having trouble in the first half, too really," Eller said. "Our gaps between the midfield and the offense were just huge. It's hard to generate momentum that way." Bailey had given the Tigers a 1-0 lead with 1:56 left in the first half. "I wasn't really expecting it because I knew it wasn't my best shot I could take," said Bailey. "But coach always tells us take any shot you can get, even if it isn't your best shot it could still go in." The Rams tied it with 23 minutes left in the second half. Comments are closed.
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