HAMMOND, La.  – The Southeastern Louisiana women's soccer team outshot Sam Houston 18-7 but was unable to cash in on the opportunities in front of the net in Friday's 0-0 tie in the Lady Lions' home opener at Strawberry Stadium.
 
The Lady Lions (1-2-1 Southland) controled the pace of the game as they held possession for 59 percent of the match.
 
SLU was led by Makenzie Maher with four shots while Jamie Raines and Ellie Williams each had three. Southeastern finished the match with six shots on goal and had five corner kicks to SHU's three.
 
Sam Houston (0-1-1 Southland) goalkeeper Abby DeLozier finished with six saves including a pair in the overtime periods to help the Bearkats secure the tie.
 
The Lady Lions nearly scored just minutes into the game when Raines got a great shot off from 15 yards out that was partially deflected by DeLozier and hit the crossbar before sailing out of bounds.
 
Southeastern picked up the pressure in the last four minutes of regulation as they got three shots off including one by Ellie Williams that was knocked away by DeLozier in the 87^th minute.
 
In the first overtime, Maher got a good look from 20 yards out but missed just high as Southeastern appeared to have Sam Houston on their heels. But the Bearkats managed to escape the first overtime.
 
In double overtime, the Lady Lions continued to push the tempo as Maher got off a shot headed to the bottom right corner but was tipped away by DeLozier. In the final minute of double overtime, Maher again created some space as she faked out the defender and flicked it over DeLozier's head, however the ball trickled just left of the post as the Bearkats avoided SLU's golden opportunity at the golden goal.
 
Southeastern will look to even their record Sunday afternoon when they host Stephen F. Austin (6-2-2, 4-0 Southland). SFA enters Sunday's match with four straight shutouts following a 5-0 win over Nicholls Friday night.
 
SFA leads the all-time series over SLU, 20-11-9. But Southeastern picked up a victory last year on the road over the Lady 'Jacks, 2-1, as sophomore Ellie Williams scored the game winning goal in the 77^th minute.
 
Sunday's game will be on ESPN+, available on www.WatchESPN.com and the WatchESPN app.
 
SCORE ONE MORE CLUB/S CLUB
Fans interested in becoming active supporters of the women's soccer program are encouraged to join the Score One More Club.  Lion alums are encouraged to join the exclusive S Club, which is restricted to Southeastern athletic letter winners. All membership fees and donations to Score One More Club are available for the exclusive use of the Southeastern soccer program. Membership information is available by contacting the Lion Athletics Association at laa@southeastern.edu or (985) 549-5091 or visiting www.LionUp.com.
 
SOCIAL MEDIA
For more information on Southeastern Soccer, follow @LionUpSoccer and @chrismcbride88 on Twitter, like /SLUathletics on Facebook and subscribe to the SLUathletics YouTube channel.
 
TICKETS
For ticket information, please contact the Southeastern Athletics Ticket Office at (985) 549-5466 or visit www.LionSports.net/tickets. Southeastern is implementing mobile ticketing as the primary source for securing tickets for the 2020-21 season. All tickets will be available via e-mail in a PDF format for fans to download on their phone or print at home. Tickets can also be downloaded to Apple Wallet.