Commerce, Texas

Coming off a win over No. 2 Tampa on Friday, the Texas A&M University-Commerce women's soccer team dropped a 3-2 overtime decision to regionally-ranked Barry.

The host Bucs (3-2), ranked No. 9 in the NCAA South Regional rankings, capitalized on a short-handed Lions squad to get the equalizer in the 79th minute and the gamewinner in the 95th minute for the victory.

A&M-Commerce (2-2) opened the game with five-straight shots until a crossing pass from sophomore Meagan Lasley got ahead of the Barry attack and found junior Melissa DoRemus for a header and Lions goal in the 22nd minute. It is the first goal of the season and the 17th of the career for DoRemus to move her into a tie for fifth place all-time in school history. Barry answered the Lions' tally as Michelle Tarasiuk scored the first of her two goals on a 35-yard free kick in the 26th minute.

With the removal of a Lions player due to yellow card accumulation, the Lions entered the second half with a man-down advantage. Despite the advantage, A&M-Commerce continued to challenge the home team. Lasley added her second goal of the season in the 54th minute when she greeted and beat the new Barry goalkeeper on a challenge for the go-ahead goal.

The Lions continued to challenge the opposition, but the Bucs got the equalizer when Elanna Brady lifted a corner kick into the box and Carley Radcliff headed home the goal to tie the contest at 2-2 in the 79th minute.

Towards the end of regulation, the Lions lost two more players due to yellow card accumulation to give Barry an 11-8 advantage in the final minutes and eventual overtime. Barry capitalized in the extra stanza, but the Lions did not go down easy. Sophomore goalkeeper Jennifer Alvarado made a save that led to a corner kick for the host Bucs. On the ensuing corner kick, Tarasiuk scored her second goal of the contest and the game-winning tally.

The Lions will return to action on Friday at home at the A&M-Commerce Soccer Complex at 4 pm against Incarnate Word.