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Net result: Lopes recount rare buzzer-beater goal
8/29/2023 10:59:00 AM | Women's Soccer, Paul Coro, Lopes Insider Blog
GCU trio connects to cover 65 yards for goal coming with 1 second left on clock
After playing nearly 45 minutes in 110-degree afternoon heat, the ball was in the Grand Canyon backfield with 10 seconds remaining in the half when the Lopes women's soccer team made a decision as rare as the result.
"We're just going to go for it," senior forward Jaycee Iranshad recalled thinking when she saw senior midfielder Magdalena Schwarz take control of the ball Sunday to start the four-leaf clover of soccer plays – a buzzer-beating goal.
With GCU leading CSU Bakersfield 1-0 and 15 seconds remaining until halftime, Lopes junior goalkeeper DeAira Jackson cleared a live ball upfield with a 50-yard, left-footed boot.
A Roadrunners player jumped to head the ball, but Schwarz quickly stuck out her right leg to control the ball before it touched grass. With GCU Stadium public address announcer Paul Danuser saying, "Let's count it down, Lopes fans, 10 …," Schwarz dribbled toward the midfield circle as she spotted Iranshad ahead on the right.
"I was starting to hear the countdown, and I just tried to get a good touch on the ball so that I could get it to Jaycee because I saw her running, and I know Jaycee is fast," said Schwarz, who is from Germany.
With eight seconds remaining in the first half, Schwarz sent the ball ahead to Iranshad in open space as senior forward Lindsey Prokop began to pick up her pace on a middle run between two Bakersfield defenders.
"Magda played me the ball and I was like, 'We're going to goal,' " said Iranshad, who is from Damascus, Oregon. "And then I heard Lindsey screeeaming at the top of her lungs and I was like, 'Oh my God, I have to play her.' Then I remember thinking, 'Oh God, I don't even know if this is going to make it in time.' "
Iranshad dribbled twice toward the right top corner of the penalty area and zipped a pass to Prokop breaking past the defenders in front of the goal.
"Tha
t was an amazing pass, Jaycee," Prokop turned to Iranshad to say after the team cheered the goal all over again in the Tuesday team video review.
Two issues.
One, Prokop did not hear the countdown until "One," which came after she touched the ball.
Two, as hard as Prokop sprinted to get there after playing 34 consecutive minutes in the heat, her intent to redirect the ball off the inside of her left foot did not match with her stride.
Prokop had to graze the ball with the outside of her right foot from 11 yards out with two seconds remaining, adding to the suspense as the ball trickled toward the right post. It tapped the inside of the post and rolled across the goal line with one second to go.
"Placement over power," GCU head coach Chris Cissell said upon congratulating Prokop after her 21st career goal, repeating his frequent practice mantra.
"When Jaycee got the ball, I was so far behind her," said Prokop, a native of Omaha, Nebraska. "I was like, 'Oh, no, I have to sprint. I gotta get there.' I was like, 'Jaycee, I'm coming!'
"That definitely gave us a boost going into halftime."
The rejuvenated Lopes carried over that energy, adding three more goals in the second half's first 15 minutes to get senior forward Gianna Gourley a hat track, put sophomore midfielder Leah Pirro in a tie for the national lead in assists with five and net a 5-0 victory.
None of the players or coaches involved could recall being involved in a buzzer-beating goal. For Cissell, that marked 660 college games coached.
"When it's 110 and 115 on the field and you can hear the PA announcer counting down from 10, Magda has the ball in our own half of the field and we have a 1-nil lead, I feel like most teams would've just stopped," Cissell said. "I just love that mentality that, no matter what time it is, how hot it is or what the score of the game is, we're going to keep pressing and try to score goals."
"We're just going to go for it," senior forward Jaycee Iranshad recalled thinking when she saw senior midfielder Magdalena Schwarz take control of the ball Sunday to start the four-leaf clover of soccer plays – a buzzer-beating goal.With GCU leading CSU Bakersfield 1-0 and 15 seconds remaining until halftime, Lopes junior goalkeeper DeAira Jackson cleared a live ball upfield with a 50-yard, left-footed boot.
A Roadrunners player jumped to head the ball, but Schwarz quickly stuck out her right leg to control the ball before it touched grass. With GCU Stadium public address announcer Paul Danuser saying, "Let's count it down, Lopes fans, 10 …," Schwarz dribbled toward the midfield circle as she spotted Iranshad ahead on the right.
"I was starting to hear the countdown, and I just tried to get a good touch on the ball so that I could get it to Jaycee because I saw her running, and I know Jaycee is fast," said Schwarz, who is from Germany.With eight seconds remaining in the first half, Schwarz sent the ball ahead to Iranshad in open space as senior forward Lindsey Prokop began to pick up her pace on a middle run between two Bakersfield defenders.
"Magda played me the ball and I was like, 'We're going to goal,' " said Iranshad, who is from Damascus, Oregon. "And then I heard Lindsey screeeaming at the top of her lungs and I was like, 'Oh my God, I have to play her.' Then I remember thinking, 'Oh God, I don't even know if this is going to make it in time.' "Iranshad dribbled twice toward the right top corner of the penalty area and zipped a pass to Prokop breaking past the defenders in front of the goal.
"Tha
t was an amazing pass, Jaycee," Prokop turned to Iranshad to say after the team cheered the goal all over again in the Tuesday team video review.Two issues.
One, Prokop did not hear the countdown until "One," which came after she touched the ball.
Two, as hard as Prokop sprinted to get there after playing 34 consecutive minutes in the heat, her intent to redirect the ball off the inside of her left foot did not match with her stride.
Prokop had to graze the ball with the outside of her right foot from 11 yards out with two seconds remaining, adding to the suspense as the ball trickled toward the right post. It tapped the inside of the post and rolled across the goal line with one second to go.
"Placement over power," GCU head coach Chris Cissell said upon congratulating Prokop after her 21st career goal, repeating his frequent practice mantra.
"When Jaycee got the ball, I was so far behind her," said Prokop, a native of Omaha, Nebraska. "I was like, 'Oh, no, I have to sprint. I gotta get there.' I was like, 'Jaycee, I'm coming!'
"That definitely gave us a boost going into halftime."
The rejuvenated Lopes carried over that energy, adding three more goals in the second half's first 15 minutes to get senior forward Gianna Gourley a hat track, put sophomore midfielder Leah Pirro in a tie for the national lead in assists with five and net a 5-0 victory.
None of the players or coaches involved could recall being involved in a buzzer-beating goal. For Cissell, that marked 660 college games coached.
"When it's 110 and 115 on the field and you can hear the PA announcer counting down from 10, Magda has the ball in our own half of the field and we have a 1-nil lead, I feel like most teams would've just stopped," Cissell said. "I just love that mentality that, no matter what time it is, how hot it is or what the score of the game is, we're going to keep pressing and try to score goals."
45' | AT THE BUZZER!! @prokoplindsey scores right as the half ended to double the lead #LopesUp
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