FROSTBURG, Md. – The Frostburg State women's soccer team used three second-half goals to break open a tie game and defeat Grove City, 4-1, in the first round of the ECAC South Region tournament Wednesday night at Bobcat Stadium.

Box Score

The teams traded goals early in the first half, with Frostburg sophomore forward Adria Graham opening the scoring in the fifth minute after a perfect lead pass from freshman Stephanie Fazenbaker and netted her 15th goal of the season. Grove City fought back and tied the score in the 12th minute on a Sam Weber goal set up by a crossing feed from Emily Hurley.

Grove City (10-8-2) hung tough through the first 45 minutes with the top-seeded Bobcats. Although outshot 9-4 in the first half, the Wolverines had some quality scoring chances to pull ahead in the contest.

The tune of that song changed right away in the second half. Graham, who earlier today was named the 2011 Capital Athletic Conference Player of the Year, made a fine move to lose a Grove City defender and floated a perfectly placed shot into the upper left corner to put the Bobcats ahead, 2-1, in the 47th minute with her 16th of the year.

Two minutes later, senior Olivia Winant ripped a shot off the crossbar from the left side that bounced perfectly to Fazenbaker. The freshman one-touched it home to provide Frostburg (15-2-2) with some insurance.

Senior Dorie Gedridge capped the scoring on a long blast in the 80th minute.

The Bobcats outshot Grove City, 24-7, for the game and 15-3 in the second half. Senior Michelle Buckmaster made three saves to earn the win.

Frostburg will now host the semifinals and championship of the ECAC South Region this weekend. The Bobcats will play Penn St. Altoona at noon on Saturday with the other semifinal to follow at 2:30 p.m. The championship will be Sunday at noon.