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WINONA LAKE - Sophomore Eve Arthur scored two goals for the Grace women's soccer team, but Manchester College won in overtime 3-2 Wednesday at Miller Field.
Manchester scored twice in the first half to go ahead 2-0 on goals from Robin Kilgore and Tonja Miller. The Spartans led 2-0 at the half.
The score remained 2-0 until 13:05 in the game when Arthur scored the Lancers' first goal. She then tied the game with 1:18 left in regulation. Almost four minutes into the extra period, Kilgore scored to give the Spartans the 3-2 win.
The Lancers outshot the Spartans 17-10 in the game.
"We looked pretty strong today," Grace coach Mark Sproul said. "We played a strong Division III team and took them to overtime. We came back from a 2-0 deficit to tie the game. I thought the girls showed a lot of maturity and played well as a team.
"This is one game that if someone just looks at the score, it won't tell the story," he said. "We played probably 2/3 of the game on their side of the field."
The Lancers (0-1) host Cornerstone Saturday at 1 p.m. Manchester (1-0) hosts Adrian Saturday.
MANCHESTER 3, GRACE 2 (OT)
Manchester 2 0 1 - 3
Grace 0 2 0 - 2
Goals - Robin Kilgore (MC) 2; Tonja Miller (MC); Eve Arthur (Grace) 2
Shots on goal - Manchester 10, Grace 17
Saves - Manchester 15, Grace 8
• Women's Tennis
Goshen 7,
Manchester College 2
At North Manchester, Goshen College beat Manchester in women's tennis Wednesday.
Manchester (0-1) hosts Bethel today at 3 p.m.
GOSHEN 7, MANCHESTER 2
Singles
1. Metzger (MC) def. Bishop, 6-3, 6-2
2. Litwiller (G) def. Crowinshield, 6-2, 6-1
3. Springer (G) def. Bailey, 6-3, 7-6 (8-6)
4. Filbrun (MC) def. Bert, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
5. Miller (G) def. O'Brien, 6-0, 6-0
6. Cunningham (G) def. Marks, 6-1, 6-4
Doubles
1. Bishop/Cunningham (G) def. Metzger/Crowninshield, 8-4
2. Springer/Bert (G) def. Bailey/Filbrun, 8-5
3. Miller/Cunningham (G) def. Marks/Scotnick, 8-4
