SEWANEE, Tenn. –
Khiana Roraback scored early in the first half and Sewanee staved off a barrage of chances in the final 20 minutes in a 1-1 draw against Rhodes College in women's soccer action Friday in Memphis, Tenn.
The Lynx (7-1-2, 0-1-1 SAA) controlled possession for the majority of the match, including much of the second half, outshooting the Tigers, 17-10, overall and 9-4 in the final 45 minutes, though many of those shots were taken from the top of the box or long distance. Sewanee (5-1-2, 0-1-1) goalkeeper
Emilee Scott made five saves in the match.
The Tigers netted the first goal in the 14
th minute. After a throw-in sailed into the box and was cleared out by the Lynx,
Lacey Carder sent the ball back into the box. Roraback was clear of defenders (just barely onside) and chipped it past Rhodes goalkeeper Olivia Barfield, hitting the left post and bouncing into the net for an early advantage.
Rhodes' Reese Owens hit the crossbar from 25 yards in the 20
th minute and Scott saved a long free kick from near the sideline in the 24
th minute.
The Tigers threatened later in the period, with
Sonia Djurasovic's shot from just inside the box saved in the 30
th minute and an attempt from
Cassis Yappen also saved by Barfield in the 34
th minute.
The Lynx equalized late in the half on a long free kick from near midfield by Abby Bell. Taylor Theofiledes headed the ball over Scott's head and just under the crossbar in the 42
nd minute and the teams headed to halftime tied at one.
Rhodes was the aggressor to begin the second half, with a shot by Sophia Rall missing just to the right of the net and Annie Cimino's blast blocked by the Tigers.
The Lynx peppered the net between the 75
th and 80
th minutes, all from distance, with a shot from Owens sailing over the net after a free kick from just outside the box and Grace Culver's attempt saved by Scott.
Sewanee's last best chance came with just under five minutes to play on a deflected ball in the Rhodes box, but
Rivers Carney's left-footed shot drifted wide of the net. The Tigers got a corner kick in the last 90 seconds but it sailed across the goal and out of bounds on the opposite side.
Barfield finished with two saves for the Lynx.
Sewanee plays again Sunday at 11 a.m. at Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss., the second of three straight road matches for the club.
