COLUMBUS, OHIO – In their first road trip of the season, the University of Indianapolis women's soccer team played to a draw with the Ohio Dominican Panthers. The highlight of the contest came with
Stephanie Brady grabbing her first career goal and the first the Hounds season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Under the scorching sun, the Greyhounds and Panthers battled for position early in the first half, but it was ODU that grabbed the first shot on net at the third minute. It was easy work for
Kendall Ellis who nabbed the first save of the day. Another shot just five minutes later was the only early offense seen, with quality midfield play dictating the first 30 minutes of play.
It was an offensive surge for the Hounds starting at the 27th minute with
Ella DeSmet, the speedy attacker out of Illinois, seeing an opportunity and placing a shot towards the bottom left of the goal. UIndy kept their foot on the pedal from there with
Faith Dean sending a ball towards the net, her first career shot as a Greyhound, just a few minutes later.
Dean continued to play the aggressor, taking yet another shot at the 31st minute. Two more shots, one by
Genevieve Crocker and
Emma Lopp, capped off the half for the Hounds with a 0-0 score.
The second opened just as the first ended, with offense by the Hounds.
Antiya Sidibe and Dean combined for a pair of shots within three minutes of each other, neither finding the back of the net. The Panthers broke the scoring drought at the 51st minutes, chipping a ball over
Sabrina Shaw to find the 1-0 advantage.
The deficit didn't deflate the Hounds, however, as they continued to push the defense of the Panthers. A pair of shots came and went before Brady found the back of the net with a booming top left shot to even it at one apiece.
Both squads vied for the decider in the final minutes but neither squad was able to land anything home, leaving the final at 1-1.
UP NEXT
The Hounds will continue their search for the win column this coming Wednesday as they host the West Virginia State Yellow Jackets. Kickoff is set for noon.
