Marquette University
Providence
Golden Eagles and Providence Battle to a 1-1 Tie
9/25/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Sept. 25, 2008
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -
Sophomore Julia Victor scored her second goal of the season as the Marquette women's soccer team battled to a 1-1 double overtime tie at Providence Thursday afternoon. It is the Golden Eagles second consecutive draw as MU stands 5-3-2 overall, 1-0-1 BIG EAST.
"It was definitely an uphill battle today after conceding the early goal," said head coach Markus Roeders. "Give our team credit for its effort and hard work by getting back into the game. We could have won today but missed a few good opportunities. Playing at Providence isn't easy so we have to gain some satisfaction out of earning a point. It was good to see some ladies who hadn't played as much really step up today. Their energy made a huge difference. We need to move on and quickly get ready for UConn at Valley Fields on Sunday."
For the game, Marquette out shot the Friars, 21-6, with five of those attempts being on goal. MU's 21 shots mark the fourth time this season the Golden Eagles have fired 20 or more shots. Sophomore Lauren Acree led the charge with six shots, and 10 other Golden Eagles tallied shots.
Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Natalie Kulla tallied one save in 45 minutes of action, while junior Chelsey Turner played the second half and both overtimes making two saves. PC keeper Jill Schott recorded five saves for the game.
Providence struck early and went ahead 1-0 in the fourth minute. The Friars took control of the ball at midfield and pushed into Marquette territory. Kelly Peterson broke away from Marquette's defense and went one-on-one with Kulla. Peterson launched her shot from top of the box past Kulla for the score.
From there, Marquette's attack was relentless as it fired nine shots, four of those being on goal.
Marquette got the equalizer in the 76th minute when Victor sent her shot to the right corner. Katie Kelly served the ball in to Victor who controlled it with her chest and volleyed it in past Schott from 22 yards out.
For the remainder of regulation, Marquette recorded one shot and was awarded one corner kick, but couldn't convert thus forcing the overtime.
It was much of the same during the two extra frames. Few opportunities were created as each team only registered two shots apiece over the 20 minutes of extra time.
The Golden Eagles are back in action on Sunday, Sept. 28 against Connecticut. Kick-off is set for 1 p.m. at Valley Fields.
Marquette is 1-2-0 all-time against Connecticut. Last season the Huskies snapped MU's school record 10-game unbeaten streak in Storrs, sending the Golden Eagles back to Milwaukee with a 5-0 defeat. Marquette last defeated Connecticut, 1-0, during the 2006 season in the two teams' last meeting at Valley Fields.
