CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Jackie Koerwitz has watched the play at least 60 times.
“It never gets old,” Koerwitz said. “I still get just as excited watching it. Now, that I’ve had time to digest it, it’s just such a good play. Mel played a great ball, María was smart to shoot it and Kat ran after it and gave everything she had. I was in the right spot just to finish it.”
With 13 seconds remaining, the Miami Hurricanes were awarded a free kick just in front of midfield following a Boston College yellow card. Miami goalie Melissa Dagenais booted a ball into the Eagles’ box. María Jakobsdóttir corralled the ball after it bounced around, slicing a left-footed shot wide of the goal. Despite time winding down, Katerina Molina ran it down, preventing the ball from trickling out of bounds.
Molina played the ball back towards the middle where Boston College attempted to clear it away, forcing overtime. However, the clearance try rolled right to Koerwitz, who made no mistake, rocketing a bullet into the upper right corner in the final second to give Miami its first-ever road win against Boston College.
“This game, all 26 people were so invested, so committed to the team’s performance,” Miami head coach Sarah Barnes said following Saturday’s 1-0 victory. “The effort was outstanding.”
In the moment, it instantly became Koerwitz’s favorite goal ever, her favorite game ever and a moment she’ll remember for the rest of her life. However, she could’ve never anticipated what was to follow.