Firestorm And Spirit Play To A Draw
Surprise, Ariz.- A match after being in the giving mode, Jada Barnett was in the receiving mode on Thursday as she scored the Arizona Christian goal on an assist from Isabelle Cruz. ACU and OUAZ played to a draw.
MATCH INFO
Score: Arizona Christian – 1, OUAZ – 1
Records: Arizona Christian – 4-5-2, 2-3-2 GSAC, OUAZ – 5-4-2, 3-3-1 GSAC
Location: Spirit Field, OUAZ, Surprise, AZ
STAT TRACKER
Barnett – goal
Cruz – assist
Tayler Wonderly – 5 saves
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Two and a half minutes into action both teams had taken a shot with Barnett providing the ACU attempt
- Midway through the first half, Cruz played ball from out wide that found Barnett who in turn found the corner of the goal
- For Barnett, it was goal number two on the season
- In the 38th minute, an altercation led to a double red so the teams competed with ten players for the remainder of the match
- The shots were 7-5 in favor of OUAZ at the break
- Cadence Peroff and Ella Barron managed the first two shots of the second half
- The Spirit found the equalizing goal in the 63rd minute off a corner kick
- Abbey Glover and Felicia Apodaca searched for the game winner in the final seven minutes but saw their shots turned away
- OUAZ had one final chance but the ACU defensive unit withstood a corner in the final 30 seconds
- ACU has scored exactly one goal in each of the last three meetings v OUAZ- ending up in all three possible results of loss, win, and tie
THOUGHTS FROM COACH CORMIER
“I am really proud of the hard effort put forth from all of the players. Tonight we showed our resilience and ability to compete against a challenging opponent. I look forward to our next competition and working towards success.”
NEXT UP
On Saturday, Arizona Christian will host Benedictine-Mesa at 5:30 pm.
