Olivia Surprenant scored the first goal of her collegiate career as Florida Atlantic women’s soccer drew 1-1 with North Dakota State on Thursday night at Dacotah Field. The result extended Florida Atlantic’s unbeaten streak to five matches.
Florida Atlantic entered the match with a 2-2-4 record, while North Dakota State came in at 2-3-4. The teams traded late goals, with Surprenant putting Florida Atlantic ahead at 43:22 before North Dakota State equalized in the final minute.
Surprenant gives Florida Atlantic halftime lead
Florida Atlantic broke through with less than two minutes remaining in the first half. Georgia Cousins started the sequence with a throw-in, and Carly Paz headed the ball forward to Maiya Castillo.
Castillo sent a long pass ahead to Surprenant, who was on a breakaway. The North Dakota State goalkeeper deflected Surprenant’s first attempt, but Surprenant scored on the rebound at 43:22 to give Florida Atlantic a 1-0 halftime lead.
North Dakota State ties match late
North Dakota State pulled even with 52 seconds remaining. Amaya Garrett scored at 89:06, with Isabel Garcia providing the assist.
Florida Atlantic had another opportunity after a red card to the North Dakota State goalkeeper with 17 seconds left. Lola Hathorne’s shot from the resulting indirect free kick was blocked, and Maiya Castillo’s second attempt was saved by the second goalkeeper.
Holden makes six saves
Florida Atlantic goalkeeper Lily Holden faced 11 North Dakota State shots and made six saves. Holden, Selena Gaytan, Sydney Neira and Cicely-Ann Spencer Wickham each played all 90 minutes.
Florida Atlantic visits North Dakota
Florida Atlantic will play at North Dakota on Sunday, Sept. 13, at 1 p.m. Eastern. The match will be available on a paid stream through the Summit League Network via Midco Sports, with live stats also available.
Source: Original report