Harrogate, TN – Lincoln Memorial women's soccer draws the Anderson Trojans 1-1 on Senior Day Saturday evening.
The Railsplitters first offensive drive came early in the 5
th minute with a shot from
Mary Eunice putting a shot on frame.
The Trojans took the lead in the 17
th minute as Kirchner scored off Anderson to make the score 0-1.
For the next ten minutes, Anderson pushed more offensively but Lincoln Memorial fought back to earn opportunities in their attacking third with two back-to-back corner kicks in the 28
th minute.
Despite the high corner count for Lincoln Memorial, Anderson was able to limit LMU's scoring chances.
The closet chance LMU had in the first half came in the 44
th minute, with shots coming from
Lieve Schiphof and
Madison Amstutz, but they could not capitalize, leaving the score at 0-1 going into halftime with Anderson in the lead.
LMU came out of the halftime break with some fire as
Donna van der Zalm nearly equalized the match in the 49
th minute and again in the 59
th minute.
The next ten minutes were quiet as there were no shots taken by either team. The next near goal opportunity for Lincoln Memorial was in the 77
th minute as
Edie Wilds' shot goes right of the frame, followed by a shot from
Kenzie Zimmers in the 78
th minute which was saved by the Trojan goalkeeper.
The Railsplitters equalized in the 83
rd minute, as
Norah Alcorn crossed the ball to
Paige Branam, who slipped the ball into the goal to make the match tied at 1-1.
With neither team able to score again, the game ends in a 1-1 draw.
Branam scored the lone goal for the Railsplitters with Alcorn getting the assist. Van der Zalm led the team with three shots, and
Emma Cooke spent all 90 minutes in goal and recorded two saves.
As a team, Lincoln Memorial recorded 17 shots, with 10 being on goal, along with 11 corner kicks and two saves.
With the draw, LMU moves to 4-5-5 overall and 3-3-3 in conference play, and Anderson moves to 6-7-2 overall and 3-5-2 in conference play.
After the match, 12 seniors were honored for their contributions to the program:
Emma Cooke,
Katerina Beaston,
Donna van der Zalm,
Lily Wilds,
Camden Prosser,
Riley Miller,
Elizabeth Butler,
Grace Havard,
Mary Eunice,
Ari Frey,
Maya Marasco, and
Kami Baye.
The team will play their last game of the regular season as they make the trip to Jefferson City, TN to face Carson-Newman on Wednesday, October 28
th at 5:00 pm.
