Tulsa
UConn
Tulsa Women's Soccer Team Ties UConn, 2-2
10/5/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Box Score
Oct. 5, 2014 Storrs, Conn. -
Christina Holmes led the Tulsa women's soccer team to a 2-2 double-overtime tie against UConn on Sunday afternoon at the Joseph J. Morrone Stadium in Storrs, Conn. TU moved to 7-5-2 on the season and 1-2-1 in the American Athletic Conference, while UConn moved to 8-3-3 overall and 1-1-2 in the league.
"I thought we showed a lot of heart and character, especially after a tough loss on Thursday," Head Coach Kyle Cussen said. "UConn is a very good team, but we played very well as a team today. We didn't stop competing for 110 minutes, which was very encouraging. Anytime you can get a point on the road against one of the best teams in the league is great. I really felt like everyone put their best foot forward today and I am excited about the remainder of the conference season."
Holmes put the Golden Hurricane on the board first as she made a deep run into the box and shot into the upper left corner for a goal at the 16:23 mark.
TU took a 1-0 advantage into the break, but Danielle Gottwik evened the score in the 53rd minute off a 24-yard free kick. Just under 10 minutes later, Rachel Hill gave the Huskies the lead as she scored on a combination from Samantha McGuire and Liana Hinds.
With just 11 minutes to play in regulation, Holmes found the back of the net again to tie the score at 2-2. Neither team was able to score a Golden Goal and the game ended after two overtime periods.
Holmes, Tana Dake and Rachel Thun all had a team-best three shots, while Alexa Sidorakis had two attempts, and four others had one shot. Courtney McKeon logged all 90 minutes between the posts for six saves.
UConn had a 26-15 lead in shots, including a 9-5 advantage in shots on goal, and a 4-3 lead in corner kicks.
Tulsa will return to action on Thursday, October 9th against East Carolina. Game time is set for 7:00 pm at the Hurricane Soccer and Track Stadium.
Scoring Summary Tulsa 1 1 0 0 - 2 UConn 0 2 0 0 - 2Individual Scoring Christina Holmes (Tulsa) at 16:23 (unassisted) Danielle Gottwik (UConn) at 52:55 (unassisted) Rachel Hill (UConn) at 62:11 (Samantha McGuire / Liana Hinds) Christina Holmes (Tulsa) at 79:00 (unassisted)
Goalkeeper Saves Courtney McKeon (Tulsa) - 6 Tulsa Team - 1 Allison Saucher (UConn) - 1 Emily Armstrong (UConn) - 2
