Box Score Geneva, NY... Freshman Jessica Goldman (Belle Mead, NJ/Montgomery) scored five minutes into the second overtime period lifting The College of New Jersey women's soccer to a thrilling 2-1 victory over William Smith College in the second round of the 2014 NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championship Tournament.
 
The Lions (17-2-1) now advance to the tournament's third round and will square off against the winner of the Misericordia vs. Brandeis game, which takes place at 5 p.m. this evening at Misericordia.
 
The game-winning goal by Goldman completed a stunning turnaround as sophomore Christine Levering (Robbinsville, NJ/Robbinsville) tied the game with just 6:30 remaining in regulation. With TCNJ on the brink of being eliminated by the defending national champion on their home turf, the Lions dug deep and came up clutch.
 
The loss eliminated the Herons from the NCAA tournament. They finish their season with a 16-3-1 overall record. The victory by the Lions also avenged their season-ending defeat to William Smith last year on that same field.
 
The Herons gained a 1-0 advantage in the first half. At the 28:40 mark of the game, they were awarded a penalty kick off a foul in the box. Brenna Kincaid buried the attempt into the upper left-hand corner to give William Smith a 1-0 lead.
 
TCNJ pressured the Heron defense with five shots in the half, including three on goal. William Smith goalkeeper Hannah Fricke was there to make each stop.
 
Play was relatively even throughout the second half. The Herons made a push to increase their lead, and in the 81^st minute, struck the post with a shot by Krista Longo. They took eight shots in the half, but Lions' senior goalkeeper Kendra Griffith (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East) stopped all three shots on goal.
 
TCNJ continue to push and finally broke through at the 83:35 mark. Levering hit a shot from right side that beat the goalkeeper high and the match was tied at one. It was the 15^th goal of the season for Levering.
 
In overtime, TCNJ controlled the majority of play. Fricke was forced to make a save on a shot by freshman Elizabeth Thoresen (Colts, NJ/Red Bank Catholic) in the 97^th minute after two previous shots that went wide. Neither team could find the back of the net in the first 10-minute period, so the game went to a second overtime.
 
Just under five minutes into the second overtime period, Goldman took a corner kick from the left side. The ball deflected back outside the box towards Goldman. She collected and curled a shot into the near-post corner to end the game and send TCNJ to the next from of the NCAA tournament.
 
TCNJ extended its unbeaten streak to ten games (9-0-1) and have only allowed two goals in that span. They will now await word of their next opponent and where those games will be held.