Kent State University
University of New Hampshire
Golden Flashes Tie New Hampshire, 1-1
9/6/2015 2:15:00 PM | Women's Soccer
BURLINGTON, Vt. – In the final day of the TD Bank Classic hosted at the University of Vermont, the Kent State women's soccer team tied New Hampshire, 1-1, after two overtime periods at Virtue Field. The Golden Flashes are now 1-2-2 on the year, while New Hampshire moved to 2-1-3.
"We saw a much better effort today," said Head Coach Rob Marinaro. "I am proud of how the team bounced back and played well. We will continue to work on our game management so we can close games out."
After a scoreless first period, the Golden Flashes tallied the first goal of the game at the 48:57 mark. Sophomore Donavan Capehart (Orient, Ohio) collected a pass from junior forward Jenna Hellstrom (Sudbury, Ontario) and fired off a low shot to the left post that got by Mimi Borkan in the UVM goal. The goal was Capehart's second of the season.
New Hampshire came back to score the equalizer in the 65th minute when Caroline Murray chipped the ball over to Brooke Murphy who put the ball past Kent State goalkeeper Ashleah McDonald.
Both teams battled for the remainder of regulation, and through both overtime periods, but neither could score the go-ahead goal.
McDonald earned a career-high 10 saves for the Golden Flashes, four of which that came in extra minutes to move to 1-1-1 on the year. New Hampshire's Borkan tallied five saves and improved to 2-1-3 overall.
The Wildcats outshot Kent State 17-15 and led 7-5 in corner kicks. Sophomores Kristen Brots and Capehart led the Flashes' offense with three shots, while Abbit Lawson and Hellstrom both had two. New Hampshire's Murphy had a game-high six shots, including five on goal.
The Golden Flashes will now head to Indianapolis on Friday, Sept. 11 to take on the Butler Bulldogs at 7 p.m.
