Tulsa, ECU Settle for Draw in Conference Opener

Thursday, September 17

Tulsa, Okla.

7:00 p.m.

University of Tulsa

4-3-2, 0-0-1

East Carolina

1-2-6, 0-0-1

Team	1	2	Final F
East Carolina	0	1	1
Tulsa	1	0	1

Photo by: Anais Moua

Tulsa, ECU Settle for Draw in Conference Opener

9/17/2026 9:48:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

TULSA, Okla. — Tulsa tied East Carolina 1-1 on Thursday. Tulsa finished with a 12-9 shot advantage. The tie earns each team a point to open conference play.

Maddy Nigey kept the match scoreless with a save on Isabella Gutiérrez's shot at 3:14, and Tulsa worked into the attack later in the half with attempts from Blaine Schutte and Aniya Facen, including Facen's shot on goal at 23:33. East Carolina recorded a corner kick at 29:08 and shots from Olivia Trick and Lily Ridge, but Tulsa broke through at 36:44 when Presley Boyd scored on a right-footed missile off an assist from Emma Stacey for a 1-0 lead. It was Boyd's second goal of the year and third in her career, while Stacey recorded her second career assist. Tulsa closed the half with another Boyd shot at 44:31 and a corner kick at 44:44, taking the 1-0 advantage into halftime.

East Carolina equalized early in the second half when Caitlen-Star Dolan Boodram scored off assists from Isabella Gutiérrez and Ella Steck at 47:11 to make it 1-1. Tulsa generated looks soon after through Maggie SymSmith, a corner kick and an Addison Castleberry shot, but the stretch also included multiple fouls and three Tulsa yellow cards between 60:55 and 61:50. East Carolina created chances later in the half, including shots by Gutiérrez and Olivia Trick and an Emma Fuchs attempt in the 77th minute that Nigey saved. Tulsa pushed late with shots from Madelynn Goss, Kyrsten Kizer, SymSmith, Schutte and Castleberry, but Olivia Dietrich saved Schutte's 86:52 attempt and the match remained 1-1 through the end of the second half. Schutte led the match in shots with three.

After Tulsa's tie with East Carolina, Castleberry pointed to a match that struggled to settle into rhythm, saying, "Both teams were so eager to win this game, we got in the rhythm of playing long balls and being disjointed, but each team had good moments." Castleberry continued: "[We need to] be more intentional and realize that we only have a certain amount of chances and we need to finish those chances because it will help us win games and not fight as hard as we needed to fight in the second half."

Tulsa is 4-3-2 overall and 0-0-1 in conference play. East Carolina is 1-2-6 overall and 0-0-1 in conference play.

Up next, Tulsa hosts Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Sunday, Sept. 20, at 7 p.m. at Hurricane Soccer Stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Tulsa Top Performers
Presley Boyd
- 1 goal
- 2 shots
- 1 shot on goal

Emma Stacey
- 1 assist

Maddy Nigey
- 2 saves
- 90 minutes in goal

Blaine Schutte
- 3 shots
- 1 shot on goal