Box Score Recap courtesy of Lesley College
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Women's Soccer tied in a 1-1 draw against Lesley College on Wednesday night at Edwards Field in 2OT to received their first tie of the season.
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| Robin Estus earned her first goal of the season to tie with Lesley |
Tufts scored the lone goal of the opening half in the 39th minute of action at Edwards Field when senior Jess Capone sent a lead pass behind the Lesley backline and found a streaking Robin Estus who sent a sliding shot inside the right side of the goal on Wednesday night to end the match at 1-1 draw.
Sophomore Samantha Bessey connected on a penalty kick in the 50th minute of play to even the score at 1-1. The game would end as the Lynx and Tufts University played to an even 1-1 draw in 2OT. The tie shifts the Lynx to 3-1-2 on the season while the Jumbos move to 2-0-1 overall.
Regulation would end and the two teams would head into overtime. The momentum of the first overtime period belonged to the Jumbos as they outshot their hosts 4-0. Capone nearly ended it in the 98th minute as she escaped behind the Lesley defense and sent a shot past the charging goalkeeper, Lilly Donovan but her bid would trickle just to the right of the cage.
Lesley thought they took a 2-1 advantage in the 83rd minute of play when Bessey passed a ball to classmate Jordan Mitchell at the top of the Tufts box. Mitchell beat Bowers and drilled a shot into the back of the net, but it was disallowed after a controversial offsides call.
The Lynx would swing momentum in their favor in the second extra time period and nearly connected for the game-winner when sophomore Xaelel Allen-Caballero ripped a curling drive that sailed just over the cross bar.
Tufts held a slim 8-5 advantage in shots while holding a 10-0 edge in opportunities from the corner. Donovan made three saves in between the pipes for the hosts while Bowers made a pair of stops for the Jumbos.
Tufts will open a six-game homestand on Saturday and play host to Bates College at 12:00p. The Lynx will return to the pitch and open their New England Collegiate Conference schedule on Saturday when they travel to Southern Vermont College for a 1:00p start.
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