MONROE – Southeastern Louisiana freshman
Sofia Olsson scored a pair of goals to help the Lady Lions to a 2-2 tie with Louisiana-Monroe in non-conference women's soccer action Sunday afternoon at the ULM Soccer Complex.
SLU (4-1-1) extended its unbeaten streak to three matches. Louisiana-Monroe ran its record to 3-3-1 overall with the tie.
"We did a great job creating opportunities today," Southeastern head coach
Blake Hornbuckle said. "We missed on some chances that could've opened up the match for us."
Olsson, a Lysekil, Sweden native, provided all the scoring for the Lady Lions, netting her first two collegiate goals. Senior
Gisenia Utreras and junior
Marisa Rodrigues each were credited with assists for SLU. Lady Lion junior goalkeeper
Hope Sabadash finished with a season-high nine saves.
"Sofia was a great presence up top for us and generated a lot of opportunities," Hornbuckle said. "(Junior)
Bri Singh provided a nice spark for us and Gisenia really opened up the game out wide for us. (Junior)
Katie Noonan continues to be rock solid in the back, winning ball and helping generate us into the attack. Hope was strong in goal, cutting out opportunities, collecting balls and launching us into the attack."
Southeastern drew first blood in the 14
th minute. Utreras played a ball into the box and Olsson put it in the net for a 1-0 lead.
The Lady Lions maintained the lead until the 58
th minute. Mariah Mitchell finished a combo that included Whitney Tuckfield and Mary Ashton Lembo to knot the score at 1-1.
SLU retook the lead a little over eight minutes later. Rodrigues played the ball ahead to Olsson who tucked the shot into the right side of the net to give the Lady Lions a 2-1 lead.
ULM equalized the match with a little over 12 minutes left in regulation. Lembo scored off a corner kick to tie the score at 2-2. The score would remain deadlocked heading into overtime.
Southeastern was the aggressor throughout both overtime periods. The Lady Lions out-shot ULM, 7-0, in overtime, but the Warhawks held on for the tie.
SLU will be back in action on Friday, hosting South Alabama at 3 p.m. at Chappapeela Park.
