Oct. 14, 2005
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The San Diego State women's soccer team and New Mexico played to a double-overtime, 1-1 tie, Friday afternoon in Albuquerque, N.M. The Aztecs (9-6-1) dominated play throughout the match, outshooting the Lobos (4-4-4), 21-13, and owning a 10-1 advantage on corner kicks.
Kristine Sweat got New Mexico on the scoreboard at the 22:01 mark, scoring on a loose ball from 10 yards out for her sixth goal of the season.
The Lobos would hold their 1-0 lead for the rest of the half and would go into intermission with a 6-2 lead in shots.
As the case has been for the majority of the season, the second session was much better for SDSU. The Aztecs came out firing and had numerous shots hit the post or just miss wide.
Their persistence paid off when freshman Millie Allen took a pass from classmate Erika Sutton at 67:22 and hit a hard shot into the New Mexico box. A Lobo defender then knocked the ball into her net for an own goal, tying the game at one apiece.
Despite outshooting New Mexico, 19-7, over the final 65 minutes, the Aztecs couldn't get the go-ahead goal, as the match would stay tied for the remainder of the second half and two 10-minute overtimes.
Freshman Mariko Strickland led the SDSU offensive attack with a season team-high seven shots, while sophomores Lisa Nielsen and Ashley Tenn and freshmen Millie Allen and Jen Mello chipped in with two shots apiece.
Sophomore goalkeeper Cat Burson played all 110 minutes and made five saves for the Aztecs. On the season, Burson is 3-2-1 with a 0.63 goals against average.
SDSU finishes off its four-game road trip to start MWC play with a match at conference newcomer TCU at 1 p.m. CDT.
GAME NOTES: SDSU's 21 shots in the game was its most since it had 25 attempts on Oct. 2, 2003 (at Wyoming) ... The Aztecs' 10 corner kicks were the most since they had 13 on Nov. 2, 2002 (vs. UNLV) ... In the second half this season, SDSU is outscoring its opposition, 15-7, and is outshooting its opponents by 25 attempts (109-84) ... The Aztecs used their 11th different starting lineup of the season.