The Eagles were able to notch the first shot of the match in the third minute as Gabriella Mancini took a shot from distance that Laura Dougall made an easy save on. Eastern Michigan got on the board in the eighth minute as Sabrina McNeill raced in down the left sideline and whipped a cross into the box where Michelle Rollins netted her second goal of the season into the left corner. After subbing in for the first time in a couple of weeks, Julia Benati made an immediate impact as she ripped a shot just wide of the left corner on a dangerous opportunity in the 21st minute. Buffalo was able to tie the game, 1-1, in the 24th minute of play as Moira Petrie found a loose ball after the bounce off the referee and she ripped a hard shot from 25-yards out that rang off the cross bar and into the back of the net. Carissima Cutrona had a scoring chance in the 37th minute but her right-footed shot was scooped up by the EMU keeper who went down to a knee to secure the save.
In the 52nd minute, Sabrina McNeill had the first chance of the second half as she streaked down the left wing and ripped a shot just over the cross bar. Madison Hirsch had a dangerous chance in the 57th minute of play but her hard shot went over the top of the cage and out of play. Laura Dougall stepped up and made a big save on Rachel Washburn’s free kick in the 71st minute to keep the game tied, 1-1. In the 78th minute, Laura Dougall made the stop of the match as she dove to her right to make a stop on a deflected shot by Mia Colavito. Julia Benati had a good chance to break the tie in the 79th minute but her low hard shot was scooped up by the EMU keeper.
Eastern Michigan had the first shot in overtime as Ellie Tillar had a shot right on goal that was saved by Laura Dougall. UB had a great chance to break the tie in the 103rd minute as Julia Benati sent a good corner into the box where Carissima Cutrona took a shot that was stopped by Kaylin Williams. The Bulls had the final shot in the match in the 109th minute as freshman Adrianna VanCuyck hit a shot from distance that was saved by the Eastern Michigan keeper to preserve the 1-1 draw.
With the draw, the Bulls are now 23-1-4 at home over last three years under head coach Shawn Burke.
Following the match, the UB coaching staff selected junior Moira Petrie as the Player of the Match after she netted her second goal of the season in the first half of the Bulls 1-1 draw.
The Bulls will return home Sunday at noon as they play host to Central Michigan at UB Stadium. Prior to Sunday’s match, the UB women’s soccer team and UB athletic department will be honoring the seven seniors as part of the Senior Day festivities at UB Stadium.
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