GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNCG women's soccer team rallied from a halftime deficit and battled for a 1-1 double overtime tie against Triad rival Elon Sunday night at the UNCG Soccer Stadium. The Spartans will be back in action Thursday night as they host defending National Champion and third-ranked Florida State. Game time is set for 7 p.m. at the UNCG Soccer Stadium and a fireworks show will follow post-game.

The highly competitive game saw the Phoenix hold a slight 19-17 edge in shots but the Spartans dominated on corner kicks, notching a 13-7 advantage. Redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Chloe Buehler (Perrysburg, Ohio/Penn State) recorded 11 saves in the 110 minutes of play as UNCG improves to 17-1-2 all-time against the Phoenix.

Elon (5-1-1) had the game's first chance in the 15^th minute of action. Susannah Anderson intercepted a UNCG clearing attempt and ripped a shot from 12-yards out but Buehler was there to nullify the action. The Phoenix again had a chance in the 30^th minute as Alex Hamer found space from 15-yards out but Buehler rose to the task.

Elon took a 1-0 lead in the 34^th minute of action as it took advantage of a UNCG handball call at the top of the 18-yard box. Mel Insley stepped up to the ball and ripped a shot into the top corner over the wall for her second straight game scoring off a set piece.

The Spartans (2-5-1) came out of the halftime break and quickly tied the score just 19 seconds into the second half. Senior midfielder Ashley Eddleman (Kernersville, N.C./East Forsyth) made a run down the right-hand side and slipped a through ball between two Elon defenders. Senior forward Chesney White (Franklin, Tenn./Franklin) ran onto the ball and was one-on-one against Elon goalkeeper Taylor Mohr. White blasted a shot into the top corner for her first goal of the season and the 27^th goal of her career.

UNCG was ignited by the goal and started to put the pressure on the Phoenix. Freshman forward Caylin Prillaman (High Point, N.C./Wesleyan Christian Academy) had a chance in the 56^th minute of play. Prillaman made a long run down the left-hand side and rocketed a shot from 18-yards out that Mohr made a diving stab at to keep the game tied at 1-1.

Buehler sent the game into overtime with another big save in the 78^th minute of action. Tori Baliatico was able to get behind the UNCG defense and was one-on-one against Buehler, but her attempt at the short side was thwarted. Elon had the first chance in overtime off a corner kick. The initial kick was punched out by Buehler but the ball came back into the box and Grace Bennett had a go from 5-yards out, but Buehler again was there to make the save.

The Spartans' best chance in the first overtime came in the 98^th minute of action. White made a long run and used a teammate making an overlapping run as a decoy. That run opened some space and White's shot from the top of the 18-yard box just bent around the goalpost, narrowly missing the back of the net.

UNCG had most of the chances in the second overtime as well as it generated four corner kicks in the final period. In the 104^th minute of action, defender Georgia Brown (Queenstown, New Zealand/St. Hilda's Collegiate) had a chance off a corner kick blocked and senior Zoe Fishman (Woodland Hills, Calif./El Camino Real Charter) saw her attempt on the rebound sail just over the cross bar.

The Spartans continue their five-game home stretch Thursday night when they welcome in the defending National Champions, Florida State, to the UNCG Soccer Stadium. Admission is free for the 7 p.m. start time with a post-game fireworks show.

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