COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech scored on a penalty kick in the second overtime period as the Golden Eagles edged Eastern Illinois 1-0 in Ohio Valley Conference play.
Chloe Smith converted the penalty kick for TTU in the 104th minute to improve the Golden Eagles to 3-5-1 on the season, 2-2 in the OVC.   EIU fell to 3-7-2 on the year, 1-2-1 in the OVC.
EIU had a shot on goal in the second overtime period as
Kenzie Balcerak sent a shot towards the net. It was one of ten shots on the afternoon for EIU.Â
Michaela Danyo led the Panthers with three shot attempts with seven individual EIU players with one shot each.
TTU had 18 shots in the match with five each by Smith and Yao Giada Zhou.
This was EIU's lone match of the week after the Panthers Thursday contest was postponed due to weather after a lightning delay that began with two minutes remaining in the half against SIUE. The two teams will make-up the contest on Oct. 19 at 3 p.m. at Lakeside Field.
