CLEVELAND, Miss. - The Christian Brothers University women's soccer team scored a pair of goals, in the second half, to earn a 2-2 draw with Delta State, on Sunday afternoon, at Delta Field. CBU and DSU have battled to a draw in the last four meetings.
FINAL SCORE:
CBU 2 (8-5-3, 5-4-3 GSC)
DSU 2 (9-5-2, 6-3-2 GSC)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
HALF | A scoreless first half saw the hosts finish with a 7-3 advantage in shots.
60' | DSU took the lead with a goal from Poppy Derhun.
72' | Robyn Moody doubled the lead off an assist from Hannah James.
75' | CBU got on the board less than three minutes later when
Cheyenne Smith headed in a shot off a corner from
Mya Gargone.
77' | Just over two minutes later, CBU found the equalizer when
Lily Harrison slotted home a shot off a pass from Gargone. The play started when Smith was headed towards the goal and was tripped up by the DSU goalkeeper.
FINAL | DSU had the lone shot attempt in the final 12 minutes, but saw it saved by
Chloe Hillyer.
KEY STATS | NOTEABLES
DSU finished with a 17-6 advantage in shots, and a 7-3 edge in shots on goal.
Chloe Hillyer finished with three saves.
Julia Valentin led CBU with three shots.
The 16 goals for Smith are tied for ninth in program single season history and are the most by a CBU women's player since 2008 (Elin Svavarsdottir).
UP NEXT:
The Lady Bucs are scheduled to return to action on Sunday, Oct. 23, when they travel to Union for their regular season finale. Kickoff is set for 1:30 PM.