Marietta, Ohio – The Marietta College women's soccer team played to a 2-2 draw against Heidelberg University on Sunday (March 21) on Marietta Field. The draws puts the Pioneers record at 0-2-1 overall and the Student Princes are 0-1-2 overall.
"These ladies did well to battle from behind and get a point out of the match. Emotions were high today, and the intensity is what we expected," said Head Coach
Sean Kaighin. "Now we just need to work on consistently playing better soccer for a full 90 minutes."
The teams battled to a scoreless draw for the opening 21 minutes of match, but Heidelberg opened the scoring in the 22nd minute of the match. The Student Princes scored the lone goal of the first half, to lead 1-0 at the intermission. Marietta had nine first half shots, and their best opportunity to score came on a shot from
Brooke Huffman (Wooster, Ohio/Wooster).
The second half saw Heidelberg double its lead to 2-0 in the 51st minute of the match. After 20 minutes of play the Pioneers got on the board in the 73rd minute.
Chloe Williams (Dresden, Ohio/Tri-Valley) broke down the defense and dribbled into the box and was fouled to earn a penalty kick. Williams converted the penalty to trim the Student Princes lead to 2-1. The goal by Williams is the 15th of her career and moves her into a tie for fourth in program history in goals scored. Marietta tied the game with five minutes remaining on the clock when
Emma Diorio (Bellbrook, Ohio/Bellbrook) scored her first career goal off an assist from
Lydia Vach (Maineville, Ohio/Little Miami). The teams ended regulation in a 2-2 tie and entered overtime.
The first overtime period was a scoreless battle and the game remained deadlocked at two goals apiece. Heidelberg out-shot the Pioneers 4-3, and Marietta's best chance to score came from
Embrey Roberts (Marietta, Ohio/Marietta) and
Melissa Szawranskyj (Westerville, Ohio/Westerville North).
The second overtime period was also scoreless and the game ended in a 2-2 draw. The Pioneers had the lone shot of the second overtime period.
Katie Conkle (Toledo, Ohio/Whitmer) played all 110 minutes in goal for Marietta, she faced 18 shots, seven of which were on goal, and made five saves.
The Pioneers will return to the field Thursday (March 25) when they travel to take on Capital University, with kickoff scheduled for 7 p.m.
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pioneers.marietta.edu. You can also follow the Pioneers on Facebook at
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