ANNVILLE, Pa. – It was a bit of déjà vu in a good way for the Lycoming College women's soccer team, as sophomore Bailey Gilmore (Ivyland, Pa./Germantown Academy) chipped in the golden goal in the second overtime for the second year in a row to lift Lycoming to a 2-1 win over Lebanon Valley in MAC Commonwealth action at Herbert Field on Tuesday, Oct. 29.
 
Since Gilmore scored that first goal 370 days ago to give Lycoming a 3-2 double overtime win over Lebanon Valley at UPMC Field, the Warriors have gone 10-9-1, marking a significant turnaround after going 7-27-1 from the start of head coach Kenny Fern's first year at the helm in 2017. The win helped Lycoming improve to 9-8-1 overall and 2-5 in the MAC Commonwealth, clinching the team's first .500 season since 2015.
 
Lycoming started the winning sequence when sophomore Jayden Leighow (Hughesville, Pa./Hughesville) forced a turnover near midfield. A pair of touch passes later, Leighow took off down the right sideline, crossing a pass to the top of the box, where Gilmore kneed it on a hop past the diving keeper.
 
The Warriors fought back from a one-goal second-half deficit for the second straight game to earn the win, evening the score in the 60^th minute, when Lycoming cleared the ball through the middle of the field. Freshman Bella Green (South Williamsport, Pa./South Williamsport) then dropped a pass to the left side for junior Elle Sarracco (Wantage, N.J./High Point Regional), who dribbled into the box and lofted a floating shot into the upper right corner of the net for her team-leading fifth goal of the year.
 
Lebanon Valley (5-10 overall, 2-5 MAC Commonwealth) was the first to get on the scoreboard, as Jessica Lingenfelter scored with a header off a corner kick in the 48^th minute.
 
Sophomore Jess Riordan (Vineland, N.J./Our Lady of Mercy) stopped seven shots to earn the win, as Lebanon Valley took 20 shots in the game. Lycoming fired 16 shots at her counterpart, with Serena Donmoyer making four saves.
 
The Warriors wrap up their 2019 campaign on Saturday, Nov. 2, when they face Hood in a MAC Commonwealth game at 3 p.m. at UPMC Field. The team will honor its two seniors before the game, as it will try to reach the 10-win mark for the first time since 2004.