Belmont Abbey freshman defender Nicole Voets scored the golden goal in the 97th minute to give the Crusaders women's soccer team a 1-0 overtime win over visiting Mount Olive this afternoon. The win extends the Abbey's unbeaten streak against non-conference opponents to 35, its home winning streak to 14 and its shutout streak to four as it improves to 12-2-3 overall and 8-0-1 in Conference Carolinas, while the Trojans fall to 6-11-0 overall and 4-5-0 in Conference Carolinas.

The Crusaders dominated the entire match, outshooting Mount Olive 15-2 and holding a commanding 18-0 edge in corner kicks as they had all of the scoring opportunities in the match, hitting the crossbar three times before Voets found the back of the net at the 96:51 mark. Freshman Rebecca Mateo beat a Trojan defender in the right corner, beat one defender and sent a cross to the top of the box where Voets gathered the pass and curled home a left footed blast into the top left corner of the net for the golden goal.

Today was the seventh consecutive MOC-BAC women's soccer match decided by one goal, and the third of last seven matches decided in overtime. The Abbey has never lost to Mount Olive in its history.