Marquette, Saint Louis Play to 0-0 Draw

Oct. 13, 2002

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ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Saint Louis and No. 14 Marquette played to a scoreless draw in a Conference USA women's soccer match at Robert R. Hermann Stadium.

In an evenly-played first half, each team managed six shots. Marquette had two solid opportunities within one minute's time as Carolyn Klopp's 20-yard shot was knocked down by the Billiken defense, and Burke came up with Golden Eagles forward Kate Gordon's shot moments later.

Senior midfielder Katie Zaegel had the Billikens' best first half chance, but her 15 yard shot from the right flank sailed wide of the near post. The Billikens put a number of dangerous crosses into the Eagles' penalty area, but Marquette keeper Ashley Koenig cleaned up everything in strong fashion. Burke made a match-saving stop on Gordon's shot in the 53rd minute. Burke reached back to her left while moving to her right to snag Gordon's 10-yard header. Although Marquette had a territorial advantage in the second half and out-shot the Bills 14-5, Burke wasn't tested severely outside of Gordon's chance.

"We had some opportunities, but you have to put on in," head coach Markus Roeders said. "We have to look on the positive side, rebounding from the loss on friday night. This is a tough road trip, plying two of the top teams in Conference USA on the road. The way we played, we looked good. We are just unable to score goals right now."

Billiken defender Carrie Carlson kept Marquette off the board in the 79th minute. With Burke on the ground and out of the play, Carlson cleared Eagles midfielder Anna Frisk's four-yard shot off the SLU line.

On only its second shot of the second half, Billiken senior forward Jenny Kehl tested MU's Koenig from eight yards to the right post, but the Eagles' keeper came up with the low shot. SLU forward Jamie Perry got past the Marquette defense on Kelly Ferguson's through ball in the 87th minute, but her 18-yard bending drive was just wide of the left post. Perry struck a corner as regulation time was running out, but Kehl's deflection at the near post was routinely handled by MU's Koenig.

Koenig denied Saint Louis (10-3-1 overall, 4-1-1) the victory in the opening minute of overtime. Kehl sent Perry in on a breakaway, but the Eagles' keeper came up with the save.

In the opening minute of the second overtime, Marquette senior forward Ashley Spakowitz sent a 12-yard header high. In the 103rd minute, MU junior midfielder Laura Culhane ripped a 20-yard drive wide of the right post. Koenig handled Perry's shot directly off her corner kick in the 109th minute.

Marquette (9-3-2 overall, 3-1-2 C-USA) out-shot the Billikens 20-11 and set a Hermann Stadium record for shots by an opponent. Burke made 10 saves, and her defense came up with three more stops. The 13 saves was a Billiken school record. MU's Koenig made eight saves.

Play doesn't get any easier for Marquette as it hosts defending Conference USA champion Cincinnati at Valley Fields on Friday, Oct. 18 at 7 p.m.