DANVILLE, Ky. - The Trinity Women's Soccer team (9-0-1) battled through a rain-soaked Sunday afternoon in Kentucky to earn a 2-2 draw against Centre College (7-2-5) at Centre's field.
Lila Brackin's first-time finish in the 89th minute rescued a point for the Tigers after the Colonels had taken a second-half lead.
Trinity struck first in the 21st minute from the penalty spot.
Madisyn Barganski (Corpus Christi, Texas / Flour Bluff) drew a free kick, and the set piece was handed inside the box by a Centre defender.
Malea Cesar (Portland, Ore. / Sunset) stepped up and sent the keeper the wrong way, rolling her shot right down the middle. The Centre keeper got a hand to it but couldn't keep it out, giving the Tigers a 1-0 lead. The Colonels answered less than four minutes later with a header at the back post in the 25th minute to level the match. The teams went into halftime tied at 1-1.
The second half was played end to end, with both sides creating chances in the wet conditions. In the 75th minute, Centre broke through on a breakaway and one-touched a chip over
Colette Whitsitt (Austin, Texas / Lake Travis) to take a 2-1 lead. The Colonels nearly doubled their lead on another breakaway in the 81st minute, but the shot went wide right.
The Tigers refused to let up. Barganski,
Alex Doran (Boerne, Texas / Geneva School of Boerne), Brackin, and
Talia Camin (Houston, Texas / Memorial) all came back on and became Trinity's driving force in attack. With less than a minute remaining, a Trinity free kick bounced around the box before
Kylie Harris (Missouri City, Texas / Ridge Point) collected it at the top of the area and found Doran with a brilliant pass. Doran curled an effort on goal that forced the Centre keeper into a diving save. The rebound fell to
Lila Brackin (Dallas, Texas / Lake Highlands), who hit it first time into the bottom left corner to level the match at 2-2.
Centre had one last chance on a free kick with seconds remaining but couldn't turn it into anything dangerous, and the final whistle sounded on a 2-2 draw.
Trinity held the edge in total shots, 15-9, and shots on goal, 6-4. Centre led in corner kicks, 5-2. The Colonels' keeper made four saves, while Whitsitt made two stops in 90 minutes for the Tigers.
Up Next
The Trinity Women's Soccer team returns home to face Berry College on Friday, October 16 at 5:00 PM and Oglethorpe University on Sunday, October 18 at 11:00 AM.  Â
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