DALTON, Ga. -
Faith Pelletier-King's golden goal supplied Faulkner a crucial 1-0 SSAC victory over Dalton State in overtime Saturday night as
Megan White became the program's all-time leader in clean sheets.
Nanako Omae sparked a counter attack in the 97th minute, taking on defenders in the midfield and found
Klara Ebert on the right wing. The German midfielder delivered a low ball into the six yard box where
Faith Pelletier-King made the perfect run and slotted her second goal in as many games to give the Lady Eagles their first golden goal since the 2016 meeting between these two sides in Georgia.
"I'm just really happy for the girls," Head Coach
Pritchard Ndaira said. "They've worked hard all year. To finally get the results, it's just fantastic. I'm just really happy for the girls."
White made six saves in 96:13, picking up her ninth career clean sheet. The goalkeeper from San Angelo, Texas had been tied with
Cate Eden for most career shutouts. "She's an incredible talent," Ndaira said. "The records show she's a really good player. She was in fantastic form last season and is again in this season. We've needed her to be good and she has been. We're excited to see how much further she goes."
Sophia Venable was shown a red card in the 65th minute forcing the Roadrunners to play with 10 for the final 41 minutes.
Faulkner outshot Dalton State 17-10 while putting 10 shots on target.
The Lady Eagles improve to 1-1 in league play and welcome Point for a non conference game Thursday at 6 p.m.