DePaul University
Cincinnati
DePaul's "Golden Girl" Strikes Again
9/26/2010 12:00:00 AM | WOMEN'S SOCCER
Sept. 26, 2010
CINCINNATI - Once again, DePaul struck gold with Callie Hemming.
Hemming's golden goal in overtime put the Midas touch on a 2-1 comeback victory over Cincinnati Sunday for the Blue Demons' first win in BIG EAST Conference play.
This is the same Callie Hemming who scored a golden goal in last year's 2-1, double-overtime victory over No. 22 Georgetown that clinched DePaul's first appearance in the BIG EAST Championship tournament.
This time, Hemming's shining moment helped turn around a team that had surrendered a late one-goal lead in a 2-1 loss to No. 24/18 Louisville on Friday.
"Ashleigh Goddard flicked their goal kick and there was a scramble in front of the net," said Hemming as she set the scene for her second game-winning goal of the season that came in the 98th minute. "I love going near post.
"Once we're in the box, Erin (DePaul coach Erin Chastain) tells us to shoot to score. I want to focus in the box and take care of my goal chances.
"That's something we did not do on Friday."
DePaul (6-4-2, 1-2-0 in the BIG EAST) fell behind 1-0 when Kendall Loggins scored off an assist from Brooke Eberly in the 58th minute for Cincinnati (6-4-1, 0-3-0).
That's when Tara Strickland went to work, firing off six shots in a 27-minute span.
Shot No. 6 came off a nice pass from Arianna Foster, and the left-footed drive curved right past Bearcat goalkeeper Ashley Daniels.
"Tara had a lot of shots for us (10) and hit that one at the near post," Chastain said. "She played really well for us.
"We've been challenging Tara to lift her game. On Sunday, she responded to that challenge very well."
Hemming realized the urgency of wiping away the memory of Friday's disappointment.
"This was a big win to get us going in the right direction again," said Hemming, who leads the Blue Demons with four goals. "Friday's loss left a bad taste in our mouth. We all know we should have won that game.
"It's still a little bitter. But now we can look ahead to a stretch of four-straight games at home."
Kelsey Hoinkes (three saves) got her first start in goal since 2008 and came away with the win.
"We let in two soft goals on Friday and decided to make a change" Chastain said. "Kelsey stepped in and did a nice job for us.
"This was three points on the road against a BIG EAST team, and we're happy about that. This was a big win.
"Outside of Notre Dame, results are going to be all over the map in our conference."
The Blue Demons open that four-game home stand against St. John's in a 3 p.m. match Friday.
NOTES: Strickland's goal gives her 13 for her career and places the senior from Libertyville fifth all-time... Jeannette Croce and Christy Young are tied for fourth with 14 goals... Strickland now has 41 career points, which ties her for second all-time with Lauren Spacht... Julianne Sitch is DePaul's all-time leader with 90 career points... Strickland is currently third all-time in assists with 15... Hemming's fourth goal is a season high, surpassing the three she scored in 2007,,, her team-leading 10 points are a season high, surpassing the seven she recorded in 2007... in the last three games, DePaul has outshot its opponents 56-28 and had 27 shots on goal to 15 for the opposition... the Blue Demons are 2-1 in that span... Strickland had 10 shots, four on goal, against the Bearcats... Michelle Scandora had four shots while Goddard and Foster each took two... Foster subbed into the game in the 75th minute and got the assist on Strickland's tying goal just 2:11 later... defenders Casey Mercurio and Beth Perry played well in their first appearance in front of family and friends in Cincinnati... Mercurio is from Cincinnati and Perry is from the town of Amelia---about a 20-minute drive from Cincinnati... Mercurio and Perry's parents hosted a dinner for the team on Saturday night... on the season, Hemming is the leading scorer with those 10 points followed by Strickland with eight (two goals, four assists)... Lauren Pagone is third with six points (three goals) and Natasa Radosavljevic is fourth with four points (two goals)... Strickland is first in shots with 32 and Foster is second with 19... Pagone has taken 17 shots, Hemming 11 and Kelly Blumberg 10... Strickland has 11 shots on goal while Pagone and Foster each have nine... Goddard has taken eight shots and seven have been on goal... DePaul has outscored opponents 15-11, outshot them 145-118 and has a 61-37 advantage in corner kicks.
