SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Texas State soccer team battled but fell in the first overtime period to Troy 1-0 on a cold and windy Friday night at the Bobcat Soccer Complex.
 
With the loss, the Bobcats are now 8-7-2 on the season and 4-4-1 in the Sun Belt Conference while the Trojans are 11-2-4 overall, 6-1-2 in conference play and clinched the No. 2 seed in the upcoming conference tournament. TXST is on the verge of clinching a spot in the tournament; needing a win or draw Sunday against Georgia Southern.
 
Jordan Kondikoff took the first shot of the match midway through the 8th minute from just outside the top of the 18-yard box. Her low attempt was on frame but was stopped by the diving goalkeeper.
 
In the 19th minute, Kaylee Davis nearly put the Bobcats on the scoreboard. She headed a cross from Kondikoff towards the upper portion of the net. However, the ball was tipped over the bar by the keeper for a goal kick.
 
Davis nearly found Bailey Peschel wide open at the back post during the 24th minute. But the freshmen was unable to get a foot on the ball.
 
Eight minutes later, Davis took a rip from the near side that buzzed by the outside of the right post.
 
With just under 30 seconds remaining in the half, a loose ball found its way to Holly Streber. The junior took a long crack at goal that would have found the back of the net except for Troy's Haleigh Mercer making a diving save to keep the match scoreless.
 
Texas State put pressure on the Trojan defense and had multiple chances to end the stalemate during the first 15 minutes of the second half. Davis had three opportunities on long balls in which she outraced defenders. Two of them were denied by Mercer while the third saw the Allen, Texas native avoid the charging goalkeeper but a heavy touch pushed saw the ball roll over the end line for a goal kick.
 
Another long ball in the 72 minute saw Davis break free behind the Troy backline. Her attempt was again stopped by Mercer.
 
The last shot on goal for the Bobcats came in the 77th minute from Renny Moore. The ball was placed to the bottom left corner but the keeper was there for the save.
 
Kondikoff almost ended the contest nearly three minutes into the overtime period. She unleashed a long attempt that had the goalkeeper beat but just barely cleared the top of the crossbar.
 
Troy won a corner kick with just under 90 seconds left in the extra period. It was sent in and found Maddie Brune at the back post, who headed it home for the golden goal.
 
A 17-11 advantage in shots and 8-4 in shots on goal was had by the Bobcats. Davis led all players with a season-high tying seven shot attempts and four shots on goal. Kondikoff matched her career best of six shots and placed two of them on frame. Also with multiple shots on the night was Moore with two.
 
In goal, Heather Martin made three saves to increase her career total to 269. She moved past Little Rock's Brielan Smiechowski (2004-07) into 20th-place in Sun Belt Conference history.
 
Next up for the Bobcats is Georgia Southern to close out the regular season with kickoff scheduled for 12 p.m. at the Bobcat Soccer Complex. After the match, the program's six seniors will be honored for their contributions to the program.
 
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