LOS ANGELES – Cal State LA's women's soccer team had its chances for victory in an entertaining and fast-paced scoreless draw against Simon Fraser Thursday night.
The Golden Eagles had a first-half shot hit the crossbar and a second-half shot hit the post before settling for the tie. Cal State LA (1-1-1) survived a strong first half from Simon Fraser (1-0-1), which was coming off a 2-0 win over Academy of Art.
Both teams finished the contest with 12 shots, but Cal State LA had nine of its 12 attempts after halftime. Both teams finished with three corners.
Adriana Maldonado made seven saves for the Golden Eagles, while Priya Sandhu made three saves for the Clan.
Zarette Munoz-Aguilar had a strong match for the Golden Eagles and had four shots, including a bid that glanced off the far post in the second half.
Marie-Lou Larose had three shots.
Monpreet Heer had four shots for Simon Fraser, while Emma Pringle, who had two goals in the Clan's 2-0 win over Academy of Art, had three shots on Thursday.
Cal State LA had its first big chance early in the game when
Anahie Duran's header from in the box struck the crossbar and bounded away in the 13
th minute. After surviving that scoring bid, Simon Fraser had the majority of the possession for the remainder of the half, but Cal State LA's defense did a good job of forcing low-percentage shots.
Things picked up for the Golden Eagles in the second half.
Blanca Adame had a tremendous chance when she re-directed a beautiful cross from Larose, but Sandhu was able to deflect it in the 74
th minute.
Victoria Arredondo made a brilliant run and sent a nice cross into the box for Munoz-Aguilar, whose shot in the 82
nd minute went wide.
Then, with less than two minutes remaining, Munoz-Aguilar hit a shot that struck the far post and stayed out.
Cal State LA had a chance in the second overtime after another strong run from Arredondo, but her cross into the box just eluded an onrushing Larose.
Cal State LA will return to action on Saturday with a road game at Azusa Pacific at 5 p.m.
