WACO, Texas — No. 5 West Virginia and Baylor traded scores late in regulation before a golden goal from Amandine Pierre-Louis in the 96th minute gave the Mountaineers a 2-1 overtime win Friday night in women’s soccer.
The Mountaineers’ (8-2, 1-0) extended their conference winning streak to 13 and improved their all-time mark in Big 12 matches to 36-1-3.
Pierre-Louis’ game-winner, her second goal of the season, followed Grace Cutler being fouled on a shot just above the box. Pierre-Louis fired the free kick toward the far left post, mimicking a shot she has been practicing for weeks.
“Z (Pierre-Louis) really stepped up and did her job with that goal,” Mountaineers coach Nikki Izzo-Brown said. ” I’m just so happy her hard work paid off.”
West Virginia’s Heather Kaleiohi broke a scoreless deadlock in the 88th minute. Posted left of the box, she received a ball from Sh’Nia Gordon and sent a high, lofting shot toward the upper-right pocket.
But the Bears (6-2-1, 0-1) answered in the final 34 seconds of regulation on a goal by Aline De Lima. With WVU keeper sophomore Rylee Foster coming off her line, De Lima charged behind the defense to finish on the empty net.
The Mountaineers stay in Texas to face the No. 17 Longhorns on Sunday.