DEKALB, Ill. – Haley Hoppe (Austin, Texas/Rouse) scored her second goal of the night in the 104th minute to lead the Northern Illinois University women's soccer team to a 2-1 double overtime victory over Indiana State on Sunday evening (Aug. 22) at the NIU Soccer Complex. Both of Hoppe's goals came off corner kicks with assists from Kali Stock (Cincinnati, Ohio/Ursuline Academy). 

All three goals in the contest came after the 85th minute as NIU went in front late, only to see Indiana State equalize in the final minute of the 90.

"At the start of overtime, I said to our team that they deserved to be in that situation because they put themselves in that situation," said NIU head coach Julie Colhoff. "Then we had to pull ourselves out of it, and to our players credit, they dug deep and did the little things that they knew were going to pay off, so I am proud of them for that."

With the Huskies and Sycamore still in search of an opening goal in the 88th minute, Stock whipped a dangerous corner into the box and Hoppe rose above the crowd from just outside the six-yard box and headed the ball past a Sycamore defender covering the post to give NIU a 1-0 advantage. 

Just over 90 seconds later, Indiana State pulled level as Mackenzie Kent's shot from just outside the box found the upper corner of the goal, past a fully extended Sadie McGill (Fort Worth, Texas/North Texas) in goal for NIU, to tie the contest in the 90th minute. 

In the first 10-minute overtime period, McGill made a pair of stops for the Huskies to help send the game into a second overtime. 

NIU earned a corner less than four minutes into the second overtime and once again it was Stock finding the head of Hoppe for the game-winner. Stock's corner came right to the top of the six-yard box and Hoppe easily outjumped the Indiana State defenders, heading the ball downward off the turf and into the net on a bounce to give the Huskies the victory.

"It says a lot for a freshman to step up and consistently deliver," Colhoff said of Kali Stock's corner kicks. "Her very first one went out of bounds, but after that she said, 'alright, I've got this.' Haley has always been a threat in the air, but we have struggled in previous seasons getting her the ball in that way, so it is good to see those two connect in that way."

After a scoreless opening 45 minutes, NIU looked to have broken the deadlock less than a minute into the second half when, off a corner kick, Hoppe powered a header home from close range, only to see the referee whistle the Huskies for a foul on Indiana State goalkeeper Tara Tesmond. 

Just before the hour mark, it was Hoppe again the nearly opened the scoring off a header, only to see her effort cleared off the line by a Sycamore defender. 

The Huskies continued to be dangerous off set pieces until the 88th minute when Hoppe converted her first of two goals on the night. 

McGill finished the contest with six saves for NIU, Tesmond made a pair of stops for Indiana State. 

NIU will continue its three-game homestand on Thursday, Aug. 26, when the Huskies host Chicago State at 5 p.m. at the NIU Soccer Complex. The matchup will be the second game of a doubleheader with the NIU men's soccer team playing Purdue Fort Wayne at 2 p.m.