The WKU soccer team (5-2-1, 1-0 C-USA) opened Conference USA play with a win at the WKU Soccer Complex on Saturday evening, as the Lady Toppers knocked off Southern Mississippi (5-4, 0-1 C-USA) in the 104th minute of the second overtime period to escape with a 1-0 win.
The Lady Toppers snapped the Golden Eagles’ four-game winning streak when All-C-USA Preseason Women’s Soccer Team member Ambere Barnett scored the game-winning goal at the 103:31 mark of the double-overtime period.
The sophomore midfielder struck a laser from 30 yards out to earn WKU its third-ever win against Southern Miss.