ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. – Freshman
Emily Zegler scored with 25 seconds left and following a frantic final minute, the Drew University women's soccer team came away with a 1-1 tie at Elizabethtown College Wednesday evening in Landmark Conference action.
With two regular-season matches left, Drew (4-2-8, 2-0-5 LC) is now tied for fourth place in the Landmark Conference standings with 11 team points.
Neither side managed a goal for 89 minutes before the Blue Jays (5-6-4, 3-3-1 LC) struck on a Meghan McGonagle tally with 37 seconds remaining. But 12 seconds later, Zegler finished off a pass from freshman
Hannah Stahl for her third goal of the season as Drew avoided its first Landmark Conference loss while extending its unbeaten streak to four.
Elizabethtown held a 14-13 edge in shots, but senior
Sarah Crowley made seven saves. Ella Smith turned aside four shots for the Blue Jays.
The Blue Jays outshot the Rangers 7-1 in the first half, when Crowley recorded four of her saves. Drew turned up its offensive pressure in the second half, posting a 12-7 shot advantage. But Smith recorded all four of her saves during the period.
One of Drew's best scoring opportunities came in the 53rd minute, when senior
Maeve O'Murchu and Stahl fired off back-to-back shots on frame, but they were unable to dent Smith, who also turned aside shots on goal from sophomore
Riley Bent in the 57th minute and senior
Ella Reyngoudt in the 73rd minute.
The Rangers are back in action on Saturday, when they visit Juniata College at 4 p.m. in another Landmark Conference outing.
