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Emmanuel (GA) EMM (4-8-1, 3-6-1)
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King (TN) KING (4-8-1, 3-6-1)
Emmanuel (GA) EMM
(4-8-1, 3-6-1)
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Final
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King (TN) KING
(4-8-1, 3-6-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 OT 2 F
Emmanuel (GA) EMM 2 0 0 0 2
King (TN) KING 1 1 0 0 2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

King comes back, plays to draw with Emmanuel

BRISTOL, Tenn. – In a key Conference Carolinas match, the King University women's soccer team fought their way back to earn a draw with Emmanuel College. The Tornado scored a goal late in the first half, and another in the second half to come away with the draw.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: King 2, Emmanuel 2 (F/2OT)
LOCATION: Parks Field; Bristol, Tenn.
RECORDS: King 4-8-1, 3-6-1 Conference Carolinas; Emmanuel 4-8-1, 3-6-1 Conference Carolinas

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Emmanuel controlled play early, taking a pair of shots in the opening 15 minutes.
  • That pressure paid off in the 20th minute when Brianna Bishop scored with an assist to Zoe Logue.
  • Erin Foster came up with a save for the Tornado in the 31st minute before Emmanuel struck again in the 35th minute.
  • The Tornado turned the field and cut their deficit in half in the 37th minute.
  • Veronica Roach played a cross that Hannah Hix headed into the goal, cutting the King deficit to 2-1.
  • Emmanuel took a pair of shots over the final five minutes and held a 2-1 lead at the break.
  • The Tornado had a chance to net the equalizer in the 48th minute, but the Emmanuel goalkeeper came up with a save on the penalty kick.
  • King then had two corner kicks and a shot by Roach but couldn't find the back of the net.
  • Roach then found the equalizer in the 62nd minute when she ripped a shot from the top of the box into the lower right hand corner of the net.
  • Foster came up with two saves in the final 10 minutes, sending the contest to overtime.
  • Emmanuel had two shots in the first extra session, but Foster came up with saves on both occasions and the contest went to a second overtime.
  • The Lions nearly ended the contest in the 107th minute, but the shot went off the crossbar.
  • The other two shots from Emmanuel were off target as the contest ended in a 2-2 draw.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • King took four shots, but four were on frame.
  • The Tornado also earned two corner kicks.
  • The goal for Roach is her second of the season.
  • Hix, a senior scored her first career goal on senior day.
FOR THE FOES
  • Emmanuel took 17 shots, placing eight on frame.
  • The Lions also earned three corner kicks.
UP NEXT
  • King stays at home to take on rival Lees-McRae College on Wednesday at 1:00 p.m.
  • Emmanuel travels to Converse University on Wednesday evening.
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