FERRUM, Va. - The Shenandoah University women's soccer team rallied for a 5-3 ODAC victory at Ferrum College Saturday afternoon.

Shenandoah (7-6, 3-2 ODAC) trailed 3-0 midway through the first half before scoring five unanswered to steal the victory from the Panthers (8-2-1, 4-2).

The comeback is believed to be the largest in program history.

HOW IT HAPPENED

SU

36′ | Emily Yergin received a well-played ball from Taylor Morris to stop the bleeding and bring the score to 3-1 in favor of Ferrum.

48′ | Yergin found Rebecca Collimore at the top of the box for her second goal of the season.

63′ | Bella Infuso tied up the game 3-3. Yergin was credited with her second assist of the day.

67′ | Yergin found Maiya Pencile just four minutes later to give SU the lead. This goal would prove to be the game-winner.

79′ | Taylor Morris received a pass from Abby Alexa to give the Hornets an insurance goal.

FERRUM

18′ |Mac Cannady serviced a through ball to Casey Raggett who beat two Hornet defenders and chipped her shot over Emilie Smith's head.

30′ | Ferrum stopped the Hornets' scoring threat, creating a turnover after a corner kick, Alxis McCargo scored an unassisted goal

31′ | 70 seconds later, McCargo scored again, Casey Raggett was credited with an assist.

QUOTES FROM COACH

"This was the tale of two halves," head coach Liz Pike said. "We came out flat and dug ourselves a hole for the second half. Rebecca Collimore and Alison Spaziani had strong performances today, along with Yergin's three assists to lift us to victory. Three freshman got in on the scoring to rally back for the win."

UP NEXT

The Hornets play again tomorrow, taking on Guilford in a 1 p.m. ODAC contest.

MATCH NOTES

• Shenandoah outshot Ferrum 27-5.

• Ferrum goalie Taylor Dodson saw 16 shots on goal and stopped 11 Hornet shots.  

• Emilie Smith recorded one stop in 34 minutes of action. Hannah Bateman relieved Smith at the end of the first half and made one save after seeing just one shot on goal.

• Ferrum holds a 6-5 edge in the all-time series with SU winning three of the last four meetings.

• Today's match was the first between the two schools since 2011.

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