Golden Eagles Tie #16 Duke, 1-1

Sept. 17, 2006

DURHAM, N.C. -- Marquette and #16 ranked Duke played to a 1-1 tie this afternoon in the second game of the Duke/adidas Classic, held in Durham, N.C.

Lauren Weber tallied a goal for the Golden Eagles (2-3-3) in the 50th minute, on a blast from 25 yards out, which beat Duke goalkeeper Allison Lipsher. The equalizer, coming off a pass from Meghan Connelly, was Weber's second goal of the season. Katie Kelly almost followed that goal up with one of her own, putting a good shot on goal but saved by Duke's Lipsher.

Weber had a chance to put the game away in the 88th minute with her second goal, but her shot hit the crossbar.

Duke's Christie McDonald got the Blue Devils on the board first early in the match, connecting on a header off of a Lauren Tippets corner kick just 5:21 into the match.

"We earned a result today. Unfortunately, we had to play from behind early but the team showed a great amount of determination and resilience fighting back." head coach Markus Roeders said. "The second half and overtime was much better for us and Lauren Weber scored a beautiful goal. We had chances to take the lead but nevertheless, progress was made today."

MU's Laura Boyer made one save in goal in the first half, while also tallying two saves in the second half and second overtime period. She had five stops for the match.

Marquette attempted seven shots, four of which were on-goal. Weber and Kelly took two shots apiece, while Julia Egasti and Anna Sawicki each had a shot. Duke took 16 shots, six on which were on-goal. The Blue Devils attempted eight corner kicks, while the Golden Eagles took two. Both teams were whistled for one offsides call apiece.

Connelly, Weber, and Michelle Pitzl were named to the Duke/adidas Classic all-tournament team for their outstanding play over the two games.

"Congratulations to our all-tournament players, but we had so many outstanding performances, the credit goes to the team. We shouldn't forget that we played three games this week and two of those were against nationally ranked teams on the road." Roeders stated.

"Mentally and physically, the team has spent much energy this week and to gain a tie, after playing from behind, I give much credit to our squad." he added. "The season is long and much soccer is ahead, we will continue building on the weekend and put our focus on conference play."

Marquette returns to action on Friday, Sept. 22 at Valley Fields when it hosts nationally ranked and BIG EAST foe Connecticut. Kickoff time versus the #13 Huskies is set for 7 p.m.