LAKE WALES, Fla – Tonight the Lady Royals hosted the University of South Carolina Beaufort Sand Sharks and thanks to a golden goal by Samanntha Warren, in the early minutes of OT, the Royals were able to come away with the victory 2-1. The Royals are now 6-2-1 on the year and are currently on a 5 game win streak.
 
The first half of tonight's match was a defensive battle, as there were only 7 total shots from both sides.
 
Lady Royals had 6 shots; while the Sand Sharks had 1 shot.
 
The Royals defense, led by Captain #7 Cristina Clements and Fr. #17 Emma Marshall, was able to keep the Sand Sharks from producing a strong offensive attack during the half, making life easy for goalie #1 Sarah Bergkvist.
 
Warner had 1 strong offensive attack in the half when #24 Brooke Blommel made a nice pass inside to #10 Samanntha Warren; Warren's shot attempt sailed just over the goal.
 
Neither side was able to gather any consistent offensive rhythm as the half ended in a tie 0-0.
 
The 2^nd half started with the Sand Sharks finding the back of the net in the 47^th minute to jump ahead 1-0.
 
The Royals were able to even things up 1-1 in the 58^th minute when #10 Samanntha Warren intercepted a Sand Shark pass and slipped past the goalie to find the back of the net. This is Warren's, team leading, 7^th goal of the season.
 
As the half continued the Royals continued to apply good pressure on offense but were not able to find the back of the net again.
 
The Lady Royals would end regular time with 16 total shots and 9 shots on goal.
 
The 2^nd half would come to end with the game tied 1-1 and the game would head to overtime. Overtime is two 10 minute halves and is played in the "Golden Goal" format, which means the first team to score wins the match.
 
In the 1^st overtime period, both sides began to show signs of fatigue as the pace of play became the most important aspect for the Royals.  
 
In the 6^th minute of overtime Sr. Mid. #10 Samanntha Warren scored the golden goal to end the match off an assist from Fr. #4 Taylor Boyd. The Royals would win the match 2-1 and remain atop the Sun Conference with a 3-0 conference record.
 
Warren leads the team with 8 goals and is currently ranked 5^th in most goals scored in a season.
 
Most Goals Scored In a Single Season:

Player	Season	Goals Scored
Samanntha Warren	'18	8
Tara Fadenrecht	'09	9
Danielle Chapaseaux	'09	13
Tara Fadenrecht	'08	16
Jamie Murray	'15	21

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