Clemson, S.C. -- Freshman Ali Simpson continued her magic touch on Sunday's scoring with 35 seconds to play in double overtime to lift Furman to a 3-2 victory over Clemson in the finale of the Carolinas' Cup on Sunday afternoon at Historic Riggs Field.

With under a minute to play in the second overtime period, Rachel Shelnutt drew a foul near the end line and India Robinson served a free kick to the back post that Simpson fired past Clemson keeper Lauren Arnold at the 109:25 mark to give the Paladins their third victory over the Tigers in their last four meetings. The goal also marked the second straight Sunday match-winner for Simpson who scored her first collegiate goal with 31 seconds remaining in last Sunday's 2-1 triumph over North Florida.

"I'm excited for our team," said Paladin head coach Andrew Burr.  "They battled hard today and our backline and Jessica Smith did an outstanding job.  Catie Moore was awesome in the middle of our defense."

Clemson, 5-2-0 on the season, went ahead in the 14th minute when Vanessa Laxgang beat her defender and scored on an assist from Rachel Hurd at 13:48.  Furman equalized before the half as Anna Shea pounced on a loose ball in the box following a corner kick and deposited her shot to record her first goal as a Paladin at 31:24.

Furman, which improved to 4-3-0 with its third straight victory, took its first lead shortly after the 50-minute mark.  Alyssa Althoff served a bouncing through ball that Hannah Stanifer volleyed past the keeper on a one-timer for her third tally of the year.  The Tigers, however forced overtime on Liska Dobberstein's 86th minute goal.

Clemson dominated the majority of possession in the match and outshot Furman by a 21-7 margin while earning eight corner kicks to the Paladins two.  Smith, a senior from Franklin, Tenn., notched six saves to help Furman secure the victory.  The Tigers did not record a save as Furman scored on each of its three shots on goal.

The Paladins travel to Florida Atlantic next Friday before taking on Stetson in DeLand, Fla., on Sunday.

Log onto www.FurmanPaladins.com for updates on the Furman women's soccer team throughout the 2011 season.

2011 Carolina's Cup All-Tournament Team

Danielle Au (South Carolina)

Kayla Grimsley (South Carolina)

Dani Henry (South Carolina)

Stacey Huddleston (Clemson)

Caitlin Hunter (UNC Wilmington)

Vanessa Laxgang (Clemson)

Catie Moore (Furman)

Maria Petroni (South Carolina)

Meagan Simeone (UNC Wilmington)

Ali Simpson (Furman)

Jessica Smith (Furman)

MVP – Dani Henry (South Carolina)