FORT MYERS, FL – NJIT women's soccer fell 1-0 in the last two minutes of regulation time to ASUN Conference opponent FGCU on Sunday afternoon at the FGCU Soccer Complex.

The Highlanders (5-6-2, 1-2-0 ASUN) defense and goal keeper Amelia Sapirman kept the Eagles (8-4-0, 2-0-0 ASUN) to only one goal after posting 34 shots in the game. NJIT posted three shots in the game.

Sapirman posted a career high nine saves in the loss after her second start of the season.

FGCU kept the pressure on most of the first half outshooting NJIT 11-1.

In the last minute of the first half the Highlanders had their best looks on goal.

Emily Heckman put up a free kick into the Eagles box that FGCU was able to clear.

Neema Liverpool gave NJIT their only shot of the half, when she took on a defender and beat her on her right side, but her shot was saved by FGCU keeper Melissa Weck.

Starting off the second half Arianna Gerber received a pass forward and took on five Eagle defenders to get off another shot for the Highlanders.

Gerber broke away from the defense once more in the 58^th minute and her shot came up just wide of the goal.

FGCU was awarded a penalty kick in the 74^th minute. Paulina Speckmaier was elected to take the kick for the Eagle's and was stopped by Sapirman, who made a diving save to hold the score 0-0.

With just under two minutes to go, Tabby Tindell scored on her sixth shot attempt for her tenth goal of the season off a corner at the back post. Tindell now holds the all-time ASUN record in goals with 62.

The Highlanders return home after playing seven games on the road when they host North Florida on October 8 at 3pm at Kean University East Campus Facility.