Playing in the final regular-season game of her career, Emory University senior Lauren Smith scored on a penalty kick in overtime, giving the seventh-ranked Eagles a 2-1 overtime win over Carnegie Mellon University.

For the second-straight game an Emory player came through with a ‘golden goal’ early into overtime, as Smith’s penalty kick came just over two minutes into the first extra frame.  It was the team-leading seventh goal of the season for the forward, giving her a team-best

After falling behind on Alice Mayfield’s 23^rd-minute goal, the Eagles did not waste much time striking back.  Emory evened the match on senior Melanie Levy’s fifth goal of the season, as the forward was able to take a Lauren Gorodetsky pass and chip it over the Carnegie Mellon goalkeeper’s head for the score.

Levy, who played in her 77^th career game and made her 72^nd career start, both the third-best totals in school history, now has 14 points this season to tie Smith for the lead among all Emory players.  In addition the score was Levy’s third in her last two games against the Tartans.  The assist was the third of the campaign for the freshman Gorodetsky, who now has seven points during the year.

After both teams matched each other with five shots and one corner kick apiece in the first half, the Eagles would control the second frame with seven shots, compared to just three for the Tartans.  However, neither team would score, sending the game into overtime, where the Eagles would win it.

Emory has now played in three-straight overtime matches, winning the last two on ‘golden goals.’  Against Case Western Reserve University last Sunday, the Eagles came away with a victory on an overtime goal by freshman Kelly Costopoulos.  Smith has bookended the regular season with ‘golden goals’ after scoring the overtime game-winner in the Eagles’ season-opening game against Lee University.

With the win, the Eagles finished their regular season with a 14-1-3 overall record, including a 4-1-2 mark in conference play, good for sole possession of second place.  Carnegie Mellon finishes its regular season with an 8-8-0 record, including a 2-5-0 mark in UAA games.

With the regular season now complete, the Eagles will await the announcement of the NCAA Division III Women’s Soccer Tournament bracket.  The selected teams and location of the first- and second-round matches will be announced live via a webcast at http://www.ncaa.com/allaccess/index.html?media=203254 on Monday, November 8^th at 9:00 AM.