The William Penn women’s soccer team has a history of playing extra minutes against Calumet-St. Joseph and Sunday was no different as it defeated the Crimson Wave 1-0 in double overtime in the CCSJ Invitational title game.

After the teams played scoreless through two halves and the first overtime, Mary Richards (Sr., Winterset, Iowa, Psychology/Sociology) ended the contest at the 106:14 mark to push the Statesmen to 2-0 on the season. The last three times WPU and CCSJ have met the sides played into overtime (WPU 2-0-1), including last year’s 3-2 navy and gold victory.

It is the program’s first 2-0 start since 2003.

William Penn outshot the Crimson Wave 9-7 with AnnaMarie Urps (Fr., Wilton, Calif., Physical Education), Silvia Munoz (Sr., Paramount, Calif., Elementary Education), and Francis Lee (So., Fort Dodge, Iowa, Undecided) all tallying two shots.

Adriana Borjon (Jr., Willits, Calif., Exercise Science) continued her perfect season with her second shutout in a row. The junior, who was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player, had four saves in the victory.

Richards and Hannah Baker (Fr., Adelaide, Australia, Biology) joined Borjon on the all-tourney squad.

“We come away from this weekend knowing more about ourselves and what we can accomplish if we all stick together and have faith that hard work usually pays off,” Head Coach Willie McGowan said. “We made things difficult for ourselves by not scoring in open play, given the great chances we created. We will learn from that and move on with what we need to focus on in practice.”

“Overall, I am delighted we got the win and we will take a lot of positives from the weekend as we move into some upcoming home games,” McGowan added.

Next Up: William Penn returns to Oskaloosa Thursday for its home opener against Saint Mary (Neb.) at 4 p.m.

Story by Wade Steinlage