By RANDY PAYTON

Rio Grande Sports Information

    RIO GRANDE, Ohio - Becca Dietrich scored off a direct kick with 4:35 left to play, lifting Georgetown College to a hard-fought 2-1 win over the University of Rio Grande, Monday night, in women's soccer action.

    Dietrich's goal from the right win came after a foul was whistled against the RedStorm and put the Tigers in front to stay.

     "It's very tough, hard to take," said Rio Grande head coach Callum Morris. "We didn't turn it up in the first half and were quite fortunate to be 0-0 at the break, but we turned it up and put two men forward in the second half and caused them some problems. We just had a mistake late that cost us. It's been that way all year long."

    Georgetown improved to 5-3-2 overall and 3-0 in the Mid-South Conference with the victory.

    The Tigers held a commanding 11-1 edge in shots in the opening half, yet the game remained scoreless at the break.

    That changed just 37 seconds into the second half when GC's Alex Harbowy scored from 12 yards out off of a crossing pass by teammate Taylor Fiest to make it 1-0.

    Rio Grande (4-7, 1-3) tied the game at the 55:04 mark when junior defender Vanessa Montgomery (Chillicothe, OH) lofted a shot over Georgetown goalkeeper Cathie Shaver from 18 yards out, following a direct kick by junior midfielder Katelyn Fuller (Hamilton, OH).

    The score remained knotted for nearly 30-1/2 minutes and the game appeared headed to overtime before Dietrich pushed her shot past URG freshman keeper Allison Keeney (Cincinnati, OH) for what proved to be the game-winner.

  "We're disappointed, but at the same time it's encouraging when you've only got 13 or 14 players and they play as hard as ours do. I can't fault their effort," Morris said. "We just have to get past it and take the next week to get ready for our next game against Cumberlands."

    Georgetown finished with a 22-3 edge in shots, 14 of which were on goal.

    Keeney finished with 11 saves in the loss for the RedStorm.

    Rio Grande returns to action at home, next Monday, against the University of the Cumberlands for a 5 p.m. kickoff.