MARTINSVILLE, Va. – The Methodist women's soccer team dropped a 2-1 decision in double overtime to Maryville in the USA South Women's Soccer Championship game on Saturday evening at the Smith River Sports Complex.

The Monarchs fell behind just over seven minutes into the contest as Tournament MVP Sierra Siegel scored unassisted to put the Scots up 1-0 early in the match. Methodist recorded five shots in the opening half, but Mandy Marshall was up to the task for MC, making three saves, including a save in a one-on-one situation with MU's Deycasha Miller midway through the period.

In the second period, neither team had many solid scoring chances until a late hand ball on the Scots. A Methodist shot from roughly 25 yards out deflected off the hand of a MC player for an apparent penalty kick. However, after conferring with the linesman, the referee ruled that the ball was touched just outside the penalty box and granted the Monarchs a free kick from there with just under 10 minutes on the clock. Jessie Oder stepped up and ripped a shot to Marshall's left that tied the game at 1-1.

In the first overtime period, the Monarchs registered a pair of shots, but neither was on frame, and the two teams went into a second extra session.

Less than two minutes into the extra session, Siegel beat MU goalkeeper Taylor Ross to a ball on the edge of the 18 and slid a shot past Ross into a wide open net for the game-winning goal and give the Scots the conference tournament championship.

In all, Methodist outshot Maryville, 13-11, and Ross made two saves for the Monarchs. Marshall made five saves for Maryville and was named to the All-Tournament team. Victoria Martins, who scored MU's game-winning OT goal in the semifinals, Oder, and Miller were named to the All-Tournament team for the Monarchs.

Methodist, which had been seeking its first USA South Tournament Championship since 2007, wraps up the season with an overall record of 13-7-1.