Box Score


Nampa, Id. –The Montana State University Billings Women's Soccer team scored with 17 seconds left in regulation to tie the University of Northwest Nazarene in a hard fought match Thursday afternoon in Nampa.

After a scoreless first half, the Crusaders (1-7-2 overall, 0-5-2 Great Northwest Athletic Conference) netted the first goal of the game with 16:10 left on the clock as Lauren Kuklenski sent a ball upfield to Rachel Ball. Ball chipped a pass into the goal box, where Yellowjackets goalkeeper Krystal Daniels missed the ball and Kelsey Martin took advantage booting the ball into the empty net to give the Crusaders a 1-0 advantage.

It looked like that would be the decisive goal as the seconds ticked away, but the Yellowjackets (3-4-2, 2-4-1 GNAC) would have one last chance.

Alisa Sagdahl set the play up with a long pass up the right sideline that Amanda Perri crossed into the box.
MSU Billings' Heidi Greenback took a shot that bounced off NNU's defense and crept just across the goal-line before the Crusaders cleared the ball away.

The assistant referee signaled a goal, tying the score at 1-1 with 17 seconds left on the clock.

Neither team managed to break the tie in two, 10-minute overtime sessions and so the game ended 1-1 draw.

The Crusaders outshot the Yellowjackets 14-13 and held the advantage in corner kicks 4-6.

MSUB goalie, Krystal Daniels made her first start of the season and is now 0-0-1 while NNU goalie, Argia Phillips is now 0-7-2.

The Yellowjackets return home after five games on the road and will play host to the University of Saint Martin Saints Saturday, Oct. 12th at Yellowjacket Field in Billings. Kickoff is scheduled for approximately 3:30 PM. Live video and stats can be found at MSUBSports.com.