DENVER – Colorado versus San Diego State: take two. Though the journey was different, the outcome was the same, with the CU lacrosse team taking down SDSU in overtime. This time, Johnna Fusco netted the sudden victory game-winner to give the Buffaloes a 9-8 win in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation quarterfinals.
CU has a growing knack for overtime play. The Buffs have gone into extra minutes in four of their last five games. In fact, all the teams playing in Thursday’s MPSF quarterfinals (SDSU, USC and Oregon) have lost to CU in overtime during the regular season. CU is now a perfect 4-0 in overtime, picking up two wins over SDSU. In its inaugural season, the Buffs improve to 11-7 overall.
“It’s not a trend we’re promoting but we’ve been fighting hard and there’s good teams in our conference,” CU head coach Ann Elliott said of her team’s recent inclination for extra minutes. “It’s taken us longer than 60 minutes to win and we’re very fortunate for every opportunity. We’re fortunate to be on the winning side of these games. It’s tough to win in overtime.”
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