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A well placed corner kick that was headed into the goal by Amy Endres in the 105th minute eanbled visiting Ohio Northern to escape with a 1-0 victory over host John Carroll in the Ohio Athletic Conference women's soccer opener for both schools in a match staged under the Saturday night lights of Don Shula Stadium.

Endres' goal was her first of the year, and handed John Carroll its first home loss in four matches of the 2007 campaign.

JCU's Caitlyn Walton and Val Korb had the best scoring chances, as both players had shots that struck the underside of the cross bar, but could not find their way over the all-important goal line. Walton's shot was in the first half, while Korb's occured int he second.

John Carroll had the edge in shots taken, 14-10, and had one more corner kick, 5-4. But the corner kick in the 105th minute was the difference maker, as Endres got the ball past JCU keeper Michelle Zrebiec, who had made seven saves up to that point.

Ohio Northern improves to 4-4-1 and 1-0 in the OAC, while the Blue Streaks drop to 4-6 and 0-1.

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