SKYHAWK SOCCER PLAYS OVC LEADER SOUTHEAST MISSOURI TO A DOUBLE OVERTIME DRAW

Sunday, October 20

Martin, Tenn.

2 p.m.

UT Martin

Southeast Missouri

SKYHAWK SOCCER PLAYS OVC LEADER SOUTHEAST MISSOURI TO A DOUBLE OVERTIME DRAW

10/20/2019 5:06:00 PM | Soccer

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MARTIN, Tenn. – It was a hard-earned point today for the University of Tennessee at Martin soccer team, as the Skyhawks came away with a tie against Ohio Valley Conference leader Southeast Missouri at Skyhawk Field.

UT Martin (6-5-5, 4-2-2 OVC) held a pair of leads this afternoon before settling for the draw. Bella Roberts (24^th minute) and Catey Hunt (49^th minute) provided the Skyhawk goals as UT Martin outshot the visitors by a 28-27 margin – including an 11-2 difference in both overtime periods.

Jill Hildreth led the way with a match-high seven shots for the Skyhawks, placing five attempts on goal. Roberts and Alice Adams each managed five shots apiece for UT Martin, who combined for 12 shots on goal.

In goal, Skyhawk junior Erica Myers corralled 10 saves - marking the second time this season that the Holland, Ohio native tallied double-digit stops. She came away with five saves in the first period and five saves in the second stanza.

Hildreth, Adams and Maria Castaldo each accounted for shots on goal in the first 18 minutes of the match. Myers kept Southeast Missouri (9-4-1, 6-1-1 OVC) off the scoreboard by notching four saves in the opening 20 minutes before UT Martin broke through for the first score of the match.

Roberts received a high-arching pass from the left side and rose above the crowd for a header that found the back of the net at the 23:06 mark. Adams was credited with her third assist of the season as Roberts secured her third goal of the 2019 campaign.

The Skyhawk advantage was short-lived as the Redhawks answered with a penalty kick goal by Hailey Block in the 25^th minute, evening the score at 1-all.

Each side tallied one more shot on goal in the first half but Myers and Southeast Missouri goalkeeper Bailey Redden both handled saves to keep the halftime score at 1-1.

UT Martin grabbed a 2-1 lead at the 48:54 mark as a foul in the box set up Hunt for a penalty kick goal. It was the second score of the season for the freshman out of McDonough, Ga.

The Skyhawks threatened to extend their lead a little over five minutes later but Hildreth's shot on goal was saved. Myers answered with her first save of the second half at the 60:01 mark.

The Redhawks tied the match at 2-2 after an acrobatic goal by Esmie Gonzales in the 67^th minute.

Myers was responsible for clutch saves in the 70^th and 84^th minutes to keep the score deadlocked at 2-all. UT Martin's final shot on goal in regulation was off the foot of Adams at the 89:26 mark but Redden was there for the save.

The stingy Skyhawk defense held Southeast Missouri without a shot attempt in the first overtime period. Castaldo fired a contested shot on goal with just 1:22 remaining in the period but could not sneak it past Redden.

UT Martin continued its aggressive play in the second overtime with three shots on goal. Sophia Mankowski accounted for the first attempt at the 102:44 mark while Hildreth posted the other two shots (105:48 and 107:47) but Redden upped her save total to 10 as the match concluded in a draw.

The Skyhawks wrap up the regular season next week, traveling to Tennessee Tech on Friday, Oct. 25 before returning home on Sunday, Oct. 27 against Jacksonville State. Sunday's match will serve as Senior Day for UT Martin, as Nicole Collins and Lexi Thomas will be recognized for their career contributions during a pregame ceremony.