Ellie Randall made a beeline for her keeper Sydney Lenig at midfield after scoring a goal Tuesday night.

The senior duo missed their chance for the celebration earlier this year due to Lenig’s absence, so Randall ensured the pair had their moment.

Randall broke a 0-0 tie in the 75th minute as Liberty earned a 1-0 win on the road against Fountain-Fort Carson at Guy R. Barickman Stadium.

“A few games ago, I had my first goal of the season, but she wasn’t in goal at the time,” Randall said. “We talked about it and said the next goal I scored, I’m going to run to the middle and we’re going to meet in the middle and I’m going to jump into her arms.”

Liberty’s lone strike of the match came on its 15th shot of the game and 10th shot on goal.

Randall retrieved a ball after a throw-in from AJ Parra bounced around in the goalie’s box.

The Lancers senior gathered the ball with her right foot and shot it toward the back left corner of the net and watched the strike clear the keeper’s gloves.

Randall credited Ali Vohsman for creating the shot after the throw-in.

“She had gotten the ball off of a header and was shielding it for me by putting her back to the other player,” Randall said. “The ball was bouncing in front of her feet and she was calling for me to get it. She shifted off to the side so I could see the goal and the ball at the same time and I went for it because there were only five minutes left.”

Vohsman, who earned the assist on the play, said she understood the moment and recognized Randall had better positioning for the shot.

“I saw her in the corner of my eye – she was facing the goal and I was not,” Vohsman said. “I wasn’t at the right angle and I have all the trust in the world for her to hit that shot.”

Lancers coach Logan Hoffman also praised Vohsman for the “selfless” play after she allowed Randall to score the eventual game-winning goal.

“A less experienced player than Ali probably tries to force that shot and we probably don’t get a goal out of that,” Hoffman said. “With Ali and Ellie, they’re the two players on this team who have played varsity all four years and it showed on that play. They’re battle hardened and incredible leaders and players. In tough moments, you know who you want to lean on and it’s definitely those two.”

Hoffman also said he was happy with the turnaround from the first half.

Liberty had 10 shots in the first half, six on goal, along with four corner kicks in the opening 40 minutes against the Trojans.

But the Lancers couldn’t score.

“In the first half, we had more shots, but I felt like they were panicked and less controlled,” Logan said. “Yes, we got shots, but they weren’t great opportunities. … In the second half, I thought our strings of possessions were better and we were building more effectively. We weren’t getting the shots we should have been at the end of those possessions, but I felt, composure-wise, we were better on the ball.”

The Lancers displayed that poise late in the match.

Randall said as time dwindled in the second half, that created a paradigm shift that helped the Lancers strike.

“What changed for me was the pressure,” Randall said. “You might only get one opportunity to score. I feed off that pressure and it’s that make-or-break situation that helps fuel me. You know you have to make your next shot count. And we did.”