Exciting Commonwealth Clash Ends in Tie for Women’s Soccer

BOX SCORE RADFORD, VA. – The Radford women's soccer team tied with Longwood in an exciting match Thursday night, netting two great come-from-behind goals to force overtime and the eventual tie.

Longwood opened the scoring to gain a 1-0 lead, but the freshman Kat Parris responded in the 21st minute to tie the game up at one early in the first half. Parris was able to find the net thanks to a great offensive push by Kayla Thomas and feed from Brianna Oliver.

Longwood scored again just five minutes later to retake a 2-1 lead in an offensive outburst that saw three goals scored by the two teams over a six-minute span. Longwood would hold onto that 2-1 lead into halftime.

The Highlanders came out of halftime applying a lot of pressure on the Lancers and the aggressiveness paid off in the 71st minute. Maevyn Jones placed a beautiful shot off a pass from the head of Katie Oliver. The crucial goal was Jones' third of the year which is tied for fourth best on the team.

The Radford offense continued to apply pressure while the defense remained stout to close out the second half. In both overtime periods Radford had multiple good looks at the net, but Longwood was able to keep Radford off the board and finalize a 2-2 tie.

KEY STATS

Meetings between Radford and Longwood continue to be exciting viewing with tonight's match marking the eleventh time neither team won by one or more goals.
Parris continues to fuel the Highlander offense scoring her eighth goal of the season and now sits just five goals away from entering the top-ten for most goals in a single season in program history.
Goalkeeper Lauren Seedlock posted a handful of crucial saves late in the game, finishing with three saves on the night.
Radford dominated in corner kicks, tallying 13 to Longwood's four.

UP NEXT
A big test is coming up for the Highlanders on Sunday night as they head to reigning Big South tournament champion Campbell.

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Players Mentioned

#20 Maevyn Jones: F; 5' 6"; Senior; Arlington Red 2000G

#15 Brianna Oliver: M/F; 5' 3"; Graduate Student; BRYC Elite 98

#2 Katie Oliver: M/F; 5' 3"; Junior; Loudoun ECNL

#18 Kayla Thomas: D; 5' 9"; Senior; Waimak United

#1 Lauren Seedlock: GK; 5' 9"; Senior

#16 Kat Parris: M/F; 5' 7"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#20 Maevyn Jones
: 5' 6"; Senior; Arlington Red 2000G
: F

#15 Brianna Oliver
: 5' 3"; Graduate Student; BRYC Elite 98
: M/F

#2 Katie Oliver
: 5' 3"; Junior; Loudoun ECNL
: M/F

#18 Kayla Thomas
: 5' 9"; Senior; Waimak United
: D

#1 Lauren Seedlock
: 5' 9"; Senior
: GK

#16 Kat Parris
: 5' 7"; Freshman
: M/F