SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

GREELEY, Colo. - For the third-consecutive game the Drake women's soccer team garnered a double-overtime tie as the Bulldogs collected a 2-2 draw at Northern Colorado on Sunday (Sept. 18).

"We were effective in the first-half and executed the game plan well," Drake head coach Lindsey Horner commented.  "We came out strong in the beginning of the second half and were unlucky to have a Megan Fisher goal called back.  They made adjustments in the second half and that paired with our fatigue from playing overtime on Friday caused the game to open up some."

"We haven't been in a position to hold the lead until today, and during regulation we went away from possessing the ball and it is difficult to manage the final minutes of the game when we don't have the ball."

Junior Laura Moklestad (Des Moines, Iowa/Roosevelt) gave the Bulldogs the early advantage connecting on her second goal of the season at the 13:54 mark, to provide Drake an early 1-0 lead.  Earning the assist on the tally was senior Danielle Figliola (Longmont, Colo./Silver Creek).

The contest remained in favor of the Bulldogs until Tara Rickenbach's header off a corner kick by Madison Yoswa in the 65th minute (64:58) evened the affair at one.

Just over a minute later (66:05), freshman Ashlie Stokes (Sioux City, Iowa/Sioux City North) recorded her first collegiate goal off an assist by sophomore Kiah Swanson (Fort Collins, Colo.) to give Drake a 2-1 lead.

The Bears though fought back to square the tilt at two in the 88th minute (87:44) off a goal from Yoswa.

Northern Colorado peppered sophomore goalkeeper Kalena Litch (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata) in overtime owning a 12-3 shot advantage, but neither side was able to crack the scoring column in extra time before settling for a 2-2 draw.

"I'm extremely proud of our efforts today," said Horner. "We were exhausted in overtime, but managed to keep a clean sheet. We have one more non-conference game to fix a few aspects of our play, and then we're tested righted away in conference with Illinois State."

The Bears garnered a 34-15 margin in shots on the afternoon and were led by a game-high nine shots from Kimmie Feidler. 

Drake was paced by four shots apiece from Moklestad and Stokes, while sophomore Brittany Schuling (Bondurant, Iowa/Bondurant-Farrar) added three shots.

Litch pulled in nine saves for the Bulldogs, while Kirstin Salminen recorded three stops for Northern Colorado.

The Bulldogs close out their road swing with a 4:30 p.m. affair at North Dakota State on Thursday (Sept. 22).