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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2011
Women Play to 2OT Draw with Centenary
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TYLER -- The UT Tyler women's soccer team played 110-minutes of hard-fought soccer Thursday night against Centenary, but both teams walked away without a win as the game ended in a 1-1 tie.

It was not until the 89th minute that Julie Williams shot a pass from Bechdol into the goal to tie the contest.

Centenary's goal came seven minutes into the second half when Holden Penny knocked in her eighth goal of the season on a shot past Macy Hurley.

Lindsey Edwards almost put the Patriots up early as she found space in the middle just two minutes into the game, and put a shot off the left upright. Meredith Krause attempted to clean up the rebound, but Centenary's Brittaney Dunn was there for the save.

Centenary managed to move the ball down into Patriots' territory with 26:24 to play in the first half, but Penny's shot floated right to Patriots' keeper Paige Harris.

UT Tyler had two opportunities a minute later. Lindsey Holbrook's header off a corner kick found the hands of Dunn. Holbrook made space several minutes later against two defenders, but had her shot saved again.

The Patriots continued to control the ball offensively, with Emily Bechdol taking two shots with 18 minutes to play in the first half. Her first shot was blocked by a defender while the second shot drifted wide.

UT Tyler set themselves up for another opportunity with 12-minutes left. Holbrook moved the ball down the right side of the field and passed inside to Bechdol. The Ladies', however, collapsed inside and kicked the ball away before Bechdol could get a shot off.

In the first overtime, the Patriots missed two opportunities to score. Shipman found the ball inside with 1:40 to play in the period, but her shot was saved.

Kristen Steele had the best chance to score in the second overtime, but her shot faded left. Centenary made one shot attempt in the second overtime, which found the arms of Hurley several minutes before the match ended in a tie.

The UT Tyler women, moving to 8-5-1 with the tie, have a week off before their next match at Ozarks.