Sept. 12, 2014

Final Stats

The University of Cincinnati women's soccer team escaped Huntington, West Virginia with a 1-1 draw after falling behind Marshall in the first half. Senior Emily Elsbrock notched the equalizer early in the second half.

Despite dominating the match statistically, Marshall was able to get on the board first with a goal on a penalty kick 47 seconds before halftime. The goal snapped a shutout streak of 247 minutes for Cincinnati.

The Bearcats responded by notching a goal six minutes into the second half and eventually forcing overtime.

UC dominated the stat book as they outshot the Herd, 17-8, and took 13 corner kicks to the home team's one.

MAR - Erin Simmons (Penalty kick); 45^th
Simmons scored on a penalty kick after UC was called for a foul inside the 18-yard box. The junior struck the ball into the top right corner. MAR 1, CIN 0

CIN - Emily Elsbrock (Megan Cravenor), 52^nd
Elsbrock rebounded a Cravenor shot and chipped the ball past the Marshall goalkeeper to knot the match back up. MAR 1, CIN 1

STAFFORD'S STANCE
"Overall, I'm pleased that we didn't throw away all three points, but to drop two points when you dominate statistically is disappointing. I know the players feel like it was a missed opportunity to get an important road win. 

We still only have one loss on the season, and that's a whole lot better than being 1-6-0 like we were last year at this time. We all share in the progress being made, and we all take responsibility for the speed that progress goes at.

We are all looking forward to the next opportunity of progress as we host Xavier on Sunday. The local derby always shows a team's character, and I can't wait to see our response to today."

NEXT MATCH
The Bearcats return home on Sunday afternoon to faceoff with local rival Xavier. The match is slated to kickoff at 1 p.m. ET.