DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Embry-Riddle and Barry women's soccer teams battled each other to a scoreless draw, Saturday at the Embry-Riddle Soccer Stadium. Saturday's game was the third straight overtime contest for the Blue and Gold who moved to 3-4-1 overall and 1-3-1 in Sunshine State Conference play.
The Eagles had the better opportunities to score from set pieces with an 11-5 advantage in corner kicks, while the Bucs (2-1-2, 1-0-1) held a 13-10 edge in shots during the run of play.
Perhaps the best chance of the game for ERAU came in the 63
rd minute. After the Eagles won their ninth corner of the game,
Rachel Owens whipped a cross into the box where
Hanna Rolfsen rose above the Barry defense and headed a shot on frame. The ball went off the hands and head of Barry goalkeeper Melanie Ziegner and out of harms way to keep the Eagles off the board.
Both sides finished the half even in shots at three apiece, and combined for nine shots in overtime, but neither team was able to break the deadlock, resulting in the 0-0 final score.
"We knew Sarah and her team would be a good test as they're a talented side," Eagles Head Coach
Samantha Bohon commented. "I'm really proud of our group again tonight. We've had a bit of a rough stretch, but not because of lack of effort. Tonight, we worked really hard on tired legs. Their keeper saving the corner kick with her forehead embodies this stretch. One area we need to do better is finishing our corners. We had 14 against Lynn and 11 tonight. Those have to be goal-scoring set pieces for us.
"We're so close but not finding the back of the net. I love this group and they've had a great attitude. We need this bye to rest and get ready for another good team in FIT. We'll be ready!"
The Eagles have a six-day break before their next contest, which will be in Melbourne against Florida Tech at 7 p.m. on Saturday.