HATTIESBURG, MISS. - The Coastal Carolina women's soccer team fought to a 1-1 tie versus the Southern Miss Golden Eagles in Hattiesburg, Miss., on Sunday afternoon.
The Chanticleers took an early lead in the fourth minute when Eefje Botjer fed a perfect ball to Tamlyn Parkes down the left side of the pitch. Parkes then crossed the ball back to Eleanor Ashton who was waiting on the six-yard line to net Coastal's fastest goal of the season to make the score 1-0.
Freshman goalkeeper Aris Lamanna held onto Coastal's lead in the 16th minute when she made an excellent 1-vs-1 save to keep the score at 1-0.
The Golden Eagles netted an equalizer in the 27th minute when Raquelle Mitchell intercepted a pass in Coastal's defensive third of the pitch and was able to find the bottom right corner to make the score 1-1.
Coastal had a promising chance in the 40th minute when Rami Rapp slotted the ball through the Golden Eagles' backline to put Julia Ziegenfuss head-to-head with the keeper, but the junior pulled the shot just wide to hold the score at 1-1.
With four minutes left in the first frame, Southern Miss gained the lead when Adaira Nakano smashed the ball into the back of the net. However, the goal was overturned on a handball decision to keep the score level at 1-1.
Southern Miss pressed the Chants' defense in the second half leading 8-2 in shots and 6-0 in corner kicks, but the Golden Eagles couldn't break through to take the lead.
Madison Micheletti took the lone shot-on-goal of the half in the 87th minute to try and secure the win for the Chants, but it was met by the hands of the Southern Miss keeper to conclude the match at 1-1.
The Chanticleers will stay on the road to take on the Appalachian State Mountaineers on Oct. 10 at 12 p.m. ET. The match was originally scheduled to take place in Boone, N.C., but due to Hurricane Helene, the match has been relocated to Charlotte, N.C.
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