Tusculum College and Anderson University played to a 0-0 tie in
South Atlantic Conference Women's soccer action Sunday afternoon at
Pioneer Field.
The Pioneers (4-3-3, 2-0-2 SAC) recorded their fifth consecutive
shutout, as junior goalkeeper Marissa Williams made three saves for
her sixth shutout of the year and the 20th of her career, which
ties the program career record set by Jennie Murphy from 1999 to
2002. Williams set a new personal best as she extended her streak
without allowing a goal to 496 minutes, 8 seconds.
Tusculum finished with an 18-9 advantage in shots over Anderson
(2-4-4, 1-0-4 SAC), but freshman keeper Sadie Lancaster came up
with nine saves in her first career start for the Trojans. The
Pioneers outshot the Trojans 15-3 in regulation, but Anderson came
back to take six of the nine shots in overtime.
The Pioneers had a 9-1 lead in shots in the first half, but were
kept off the board as Lancaster made five saves. Tusculum outshot
Anderson 6-2 in the second half before the Trojans put a dent into
the shot margin in overtime.
Tusculum finished the match with a 7-4 edge in corner kicks, while
Anderson was called for 14 fouls to 11 by the Pioneers.
The Pioneers will play their next four matches on the road,
starting Wednesday at Brevard beginning at 1:30 p.m.