HOBOKEN, N.J. - In a tough a road contest, No. 25 Swarthmore College Women's Soccer and No. 14 Stevens battled to a 1-1 draw on Sunday afternoon. The Garnet move to 1-1-1 on the season, while the Ducks 1-2-1.
Just before the half-time break, Stevens opened the scoring with a goal from Nina Burden. The first-half saw the Garnet exchange five shots while the Ducks tallied sevens shot.
Mid-way through the second half,
Veronica Gibbons tied the game at one. Gibbons tapped the ball into the back after a
Keren Maze free kick. In the 93rd minute,
Allie Zitelli challenged the Ducks keeper to give the Garnet the victory, unfortunately, Dana Perry stopped the shot. In the second overtime,
Kim Kockenmeister had a shot blocked in the 101st minute and another shot in the 103rd minute go wide right.
"The team is working hard and staying positive as we find our footing. When we get going we are hard to beat but we've had some slow starts during some tough road trips so far this season. We've worked things out as the games have gone on but we're working on dictating tempo and that is hard to do in soccer" head coach
Todd Anckaitis stated after the game.
Amy Harris,
Hope Neale and
Jacinta Fernandes-Brough each tallied a shot in the game.
The tough road schedule doesn't stop as the Garnet go on the road against this Wednesday for their first midweek game Moravian. First kick against the Greyhounds is set for 7:30 p.m.
