SILOAM SPRINGS, Ark. (8-27-2011) - The Mount
Vernon Nazarene University women's soccer
team equalized with less than five minutes
to go in regulation and then battled host
John Brown (Ark.) University to a 1-1 double
overtime draw in action at the John Brown
Classic on Saturday afternoon between two
teams who received votes in the NAIA
preseason poll.
The
Lady Cougars (0-1-1) fell behind early for
the second straight match as the Lady Eagles
(1-0-1) got on the scoreboard in the 20th
minute when Elizabeth High scored for John
Brown.
That lead held up until the
86th minute when junior defender Stacy
Culbertson (left)
found the back of the net for the first time
in her career on a free kick into the upper
90 to knot the score at 1-1.
The
score would remain tied through the rest of
regulation and two 10-minute overtime
periods as the match ended in a double
overtime draw.
MVNU held an 18-17
advantage in total shots in the match, an
11-10 edge in shots on goal, and a 4-3 lead
in corner kicks. Freshman goalkeeper Eleni
Miller posted nine saves for the Lady
Cougars, while Faith Thurman stopped 10
shots for the Lady Eagles.
"I was
much more pleased with the way that we came
out in today's match," said MVNU coach
Daniel Seiffert. "Yesterday, we knew that it
was not the way we normally played. For the
girls to bounce back, I was really pleased.
The best way to describe their performance
today was resilient."
"Despite going
down 1-0 early on, I was pleased with the
way that we played and we took a couple of
big steps forward," Seiffert added. "John
Brown is definitely a good team and this was
a match between two good squads. We still
have plenty of things to work on and we'll
get back to that on Monday."
"This
trip has been a great one," said Seiffert of
the team's opening weekend. "We got to take
on two very talented teams. The girls had a
blast and it was a good team bonding
experience. We'll look forward to getting
better one day at a time and give God all
the glory and honor while preparing for
another good team next weekend."
The
Lady Cougars will return to action next
Saturday when they travel to the University
of the Cumberlands (Ky.) for a 3 p.m.
non-conference match.
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The
Lady Cougars (0-1-1) fell behind early for
the second straight match as the Lady Eagles
(1-0-1) got on the scoreboard in the 20th
minute when Elizabeth High scored for John
Brown.