ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The No. 1 Washington University in St. Louis women's soccer team played to a 1-1 draw against No. 21 Emory on Sunday afternoon at Francis Olympic Field. The Bears are now 14-0-2 on the year with a 3-0-2 mark in UAA play.
After a scoreless first half, the Bears broke through just over one minute into the second half as senior
Madi Foley took a long ball from senior
Sophie Viscovich and finished for her ninth goal of the year. Foley and Viscovich lead WashU with nine goals apiece.
Emory pulled even in the 77
th minute as the Bears were whistled for a foul inside the box, resulting in a penalty kick. Eagles' goalkeeper Rachel Carr stepped up and netted the PK in the lower left corner for the 1-1 game.
WashU outshot Emory 17-6 with a 6-3 advantage in shots on goal. The Bears also had five corner kicks to the Eagles' three.
Foley recorded five shots with four on goal while sophomore
Cami Colpitts had four shots with one on goal. Junior goalkeeper
Kassidy Lanthier made two saves in goal.
The Bears hit the road next weekend for a Saturday game at NYU at 5:30 p.m. ET. The game will be played in Newark, N.J. at NJIT's Lubetkin Field.
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