ANKENY, IOWA - In a promising start to its 2010 campaign, the Drake women's soccer team fought its way to earn a 0-0 double-overtime tie in the Bulldogs' season opener with Iowa State on Friday (Aug. 20) at the Prairie Ridge Soccer Complex.

The draw marked the second consecutive meeting between the two schools to end in a scoreless tie after the teams waged a 0-0 battle last season at Drake Stadium.  Both Drake and Iowa State now stand at 0-0-1 on the campaign.

"I thought this was a great start to our season," Bulldog head coach Lindsey Horner commented.  "Our young kids stepped up and really played well and our older returning players moved into new roles and did a great job for us on the field.  I'm excited to build from here and looking forward to our season."

The contest wasn't without scoring opportunities as the Cyclones recorded a 27-16 advantage in shots, including 10-6 on net.

Iowa State had several prime scoring chances in the encounter with several attempts rattling off the goalpost and cross bar but ultimately were unable to capitalize on its opportunities.

Drake's best scoring threat came at the 99:42 mark of the first overtime period when junior Lauren Berner (Omaha, Neb./Westside) took a pass inside the box and fired a shot which went just to the left of Cyclone goalkeeper Ashley Costanzo.

In the second overtime, sophomore Laura Moklestad (Des Moines, Iowa/Roosevelt) nearly knocked in the golden goal for Drake in the 106th minute (105:44) but Costanzo made a strong stop to record the final of her six saves.

Moklestad paced the Bulldogs with a team-high four shots, while Berner, junior Lindsey Johnston (Lincoln, Neb./Southeast) and freshman Brittany Schuling (Bondurant, Iowa/Bondurant-Farrer) registered three, two and two shots, respectively.

Freshman Kalena Litch (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata) crafted a fine performance in net pulling in 10 stops in her collegiate debut.

The Bulldogs return to the field on Sunday (Aug. 22) with a 1:00 p.m. showdown at Green Bay.