SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Drake University women's soccer team battled Missouri State to a scoreless draw on Tuesday night in Missouri Valley Conference action at Allison South Stadium.
 
Drake (11-3-2, 4-0-1 MVC) outshot Missouri State (6-9-1, 2-2-1 MVC), 23-12, including 11-7 shots on goal in its third match in seven days. The Bulldogs backline and senior goalkeeper Haley Morris (Clive, Iowa) recorded their sixth shutout this season. Morris finished with seven saves.
 
"We didn't do a good enough job in the first half of adjusting in the run of play of breaking down their backline," said head coach Lindsey Horner. "We continued to make the same mistake over and over again. We were far better in the second half and overtime once we established some movement patterns and fixed our timing in the attack. I'm very proud of our players for playing three games in seven days, including two long road trips, and coming down here and getting a shutout on the road. A few months ago, we would have been very pleased with this road point, but what I love about our players is that they're disappointed that we got shutout and left two points on the table. Haley made a great save tonight, and our back four were once again tremendous. At this point we need some rest and to fine tune our own game prior to Illinois State. We have to stay hungry and continue to strive for our best games as a team as we approach the end of our regular season."
 
Seniors Kasey Hurt (Ankeny, Iowa), Brooke Salisbury (Kearney, Mo.) and Ali Smith (Lenexa, Kan.) each recorded two shots on goal. Salisbury had one of her shots pushed by the MSU goalkeeper Lexi Palacio, into the crossbar and Smith just missed a header shot off a corner kick. Junior Alyssa Brand (Skokie, Ill.) had a game-highs seven shots, including two shots on goal.
 
Drake continues its road trip at Illinois on Sunday afternoon. First kick with the Redbirds will be 2 p.m. and the match will be broadcast on The Valley on ESPN3. Following Sunday's match, the Bulldogs will close the regular season against Loyola on Oct. 26 at 4 p.m. at the Cownie Soccer Complex.