Seniors_WSOC_102217
Elisabetta Zengaro
2
University of Montevallo UM (8-6-2, 5-6-2 GSC)
2
Delta State University DSU (5-11-1, 3-9-1 GSC)
University of Montevallo UM
(8-6-2, 5-6-2 GSC)
2
Final
2
Delta State University DSU
(5-11-1, 3-9-1 GSC)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 OT 2 F
University of Montevallo UM 0 2 0 0 2
Delta State University DSU 1 1 0 0 2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | J.T. Webb

Lady Statesmen Draw With Montevallo on Senior Day

CLEVELAND, Miss. – Visiting Montevallo scored a goal with just 34 seconds left, but the Delta State University women's soccer team held on for a 2-2 draw, in Gulf South Conference action, on Sunday at Delta Field. DSU honored its nine seniors following the contest.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Delta State 2 | Montevallo 2
Records: Lady Statesmen (5-11-1, 3-9-1 GSC) | Falcons (8-6-2, 5-6-2 GSC)
Location: Delta Field | Cleveland, Miss.
Series: Montevallo leads the series 6-1-1
Get Social: @DeltaStateWSOC
 

HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • After Jasmine McGill was hauled down in the box, Team Captain Lakyn Cryder gave her side a 1-0 lead in the 12th minute when she converted a penalty kick by beating the keeper to her right.
  • DSU kept the visitors scoreless in the first half, and held a 7-5 advantage in shots.
  • The Lady Statesmen doubled the lead in the 68th minute, when Traci Monroe wowed the crowd with a long-range effort from the right side that found the top left corner of the goal. Monroe's goal came off a pass from Shannon Thomas. 
  • Montevallo started its comeback in the 80th minute, as Taylor Gonzales capitalized on a deflection in the box and put her shot past DSU goalkeeper Ana Branch.
  • The Falcons equalized with just 34 seconds remaining, when Kira Bochard followed up a cross that bounced in the box and put the ball in the top left of the goal.
  • Montevallo outshot the Lady Statesmen by a combined 4-2 margin in the overtime periods, and held a 24-14 advantage in the game.
  • Branch had four saves for DSU, while Sydney Young also had four stops for Montevallo.
STAT OF THE GAME:
  •  The visitors scored a pair of goals in the final 10 minutes to force overtime.
 
BEYOND THE NUMBERS:
  • Three of Cryder's four goals have come via penalty kick. Her 10 career goals are tied for fifth on DSU's all-time list.
  • The draw was DSU's first since an 0-0 contest with LSU-Alexandria on Sept. 13, 2015.
UP NEXT
The Lady Statesmen conclude their season at in-state rival Mississippi College on Thursday, Oct. 26. The match is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m.
 
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