ALAMOSA, Colo. – October 13 -- Women's soccer (5-7-1, 2-5-1 RMAC) began their weekend road trip with a 1-1 draw at Adam's State University (2-6-3, 1-5-2 RMAC). "It's unfortunate to not come away with a win, we had plenty of chances. We gave up a soft goal. I'm proud of the girls for bouncing back and scoring," said Head Coach
Tony LeBlanc.
The first half ended 0-0, as neither team proved to be very threatening. Each team produced only one shot on target and zero corner kicks in the half.
The offensive efforts increased in the second half. Both teams nearly doubled their efforts. Their were eight corner kicks in the second half. Adams State was first to score in the half off of one of their four corner kicks in the 55
th minute. Westminster placed five shots on target and scored one in the 73
rd minute by freshman
Aimee Kurfurst. Regulation time would end 1-1.
Westminster had four more chances during the two overtime periods but the Adams State Keeper would block three of the to keep the Griffins from scoring. Twenty minutes of overtime would end in a 1-1 draw.
The Griffins outshot the Grizzlies 18 to 11, with nine of those shots on target.
Aimee Kurfurst shot six times, five on target, and scored her first goal of the season. Senior Abigail black contributed three shots, one on target, and sophomore
Emma Heyn shot twice, placing one on target as well.
The team travels to Durango, CO, and will play Fort Lewis on Sunday at 1:00 PM.
Live video will be broadcast on the
RMAC Network. The game can also be followed through
Live Stats.