CLEVELAND, Miss.- Despite taking 11 shots with five on goal, the Delta State University Women's Soccer team played to a, 0-0, double-overtime draw versus Christian Brothers University on Friday, Oct. 11 at Delta Field. The tie moved the Lady Statesmen to 2-3-4 overall and 2-2-1 in Gulf South Conference play while the Lady Bucs slide to 7-1-1 overall and 3-0-1 in the GSC. DSU moved to within one draw of the GSC record for ties in a season. In 2016, Union (7-5-5) and Valdosta State (1-11-5) finished the season with five ties each.    
 
THE BASICS:
Score: Delta State 0, Christian Brothers 0
Records: Lady Statesmen 2-3-4/2-2-1 GSC | Lady Bucs 7-1-1/3-0-1 GSC
Series: Delta State trails in the series standings 13-3-2.
Location | Time: Delta Field | 12 p.m.
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• The entire contest was plagued by blustery winds, howling at times up to 30 MPH.
• Both teams had solid chances in the 1st half, as the Lady Statesmen closed the frame with seven shots, including three on goal. CBU had three shots with one on goal.
• Delta State's best opportunity in the 1st half came in the 34th minute, as Jennifer Lopez's strike was saved by CBU's Riley Chafin. 
• The 2nd half was more of the same, as neither team found the back of the net. In the 79th minute, Casey LaFontaine's howler found the crossbar, but Chafin once again cleared the rebound to keep the game tied at 0-0.
• In the 1st overtime, DSU had a chance on Carra Hymel's shot in the 91st minute, but CBU's Chafin was there to make the save.
• In the 2nd overtime period, Delta State could not convert two late corner opportunities into goals, as the game ended in a 0-0 tie.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• DSU had 11 shots with five on goal while Christian Brothers took six shots with two on goal.
• Delta State earned three yellow cards and CBU had two in a physical match.
• Between the two teams, there were 21 fouls called, including 15 by the Lady Statesmen.
• The Lady Statesmen pushed the pressure all day and had 11 corners to CBU's five.

 
NOTABLES

• Sophomore keeper Amanda Hilliard played all 110:00 minutes, facing two shots and making two saves. It was her 3rd clean sheet of the season. 
• Carra Hymel led the Lady Statesmen with six shots with three on goal.
• CBU's Ashton White had three shots with two on goal.

UP NEXT

• Delta State returns to the pitch on Sunday, Oct. 13 at 1 PM, as the Lady Statesmen host Union University.