University of Louisville
DEPAUL
Women's Soccer Ties DePaul, 1-1
September 18, 2011 | Women's Soccer
Sept. 18, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Playing its fifth overtime game of the season, the Louisville women's soccer team earned a 1-1 tie against visiting DePaul on Sunday afternoon at Cardinal Park.
With the tie, the Cardinals moved to 3-4-2 overall and 1-0-1 in BIG EAST Conference action this season, while the Blue Demons are 2-6-1 on the season and 0-1-1 in league games. The tie was the first in 16 all-time meetings between the two schools. U of L leads the overall series 8-7-1.
"We had plenty of chances to score a goal and win this game, but we didn't do that," said Louisville head coach Karen Ferguson-Dayes. "The biggest lesson from this is that we must capitalize on the chances we get. Overall, it was a good conference weekend for us as we scored four points, but the focus in the week ahead will be on finishing."
After playing more than 79 minutes of scoreless soccer, the two teams connected for goals just 13 seconds apart in the 80th minute for the only scoring of the day. The Blue Demons broke through first with 79:44 on the clock when Michelle Scandora found the upper right corner of the net from 14 yards out for her first goal of the season and a 1-0 advantage.
However, that lead was short-lived as Louisville sophomore Christine Exeter (Pickering, Ont., Canada/Pickering HS) took a cross from freshman Erin Yenney (Troy, Ohio/Troy HS) and finished into the right side of the goal from 10 yards out just 13 seconds later at the 79:57 mark to even the score at 1-1. The goal for Exeter, her second of the season, was setup after the Cardinals followed the goal by DePaul by sending the kickoff deep into the Blue Demons' half of the field, where Yenney controlled the ball before sending the crossing pass into Exeter for her second assist of the season.
In goal, senior Chloe Kiefer (Whitefish Bay, Wis./Divine Saviour HS) finished with three saves for the Cardinals, while Claire Hanold had 10 stops for the Blue Demons. Overall, Louisville out-shot DePaul 22-18, including an 11-5 edge in shots on-goal. The Cardinals finished with a 7-4 advantage in corner kicks were whistled offsides seven times in the game.
Up next, the Cardinals will return to the road for BIG EAST games at Connecticut (Sept. 23, 7 p.m., ET) and Providence (Sept. 25, 1 p.m., ET) this week.
