MURFREESBORO, Tenn.—Much like it did on Sunday, the Blue Raider soccer program needed a hero.
That's when sophomore Alex Goffi stepped in. After attempting a few free kicks and corner kicks throughout both overtime periods, it was the final free kick that came after an FIU yellow card that rendered Goffi the hero for MTSU.
The Weston, Florida native rifled the free kick into the back-right corner of the FIU net and stood motionless with her hands over her face and eyes open as wide as the net she just buried the game-winner in as her teammates mobbed her to celebrate a 3-2 win over the Panthers in Middle Tennessee's conference opener.