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Bolivar, Mo. - The 23rd-ranked University of Nebraska at Omaha soccer team battled to a 1-1 tie Thursday afternoon with the Southwest Baptist University Bearcats. The tie leaves UNO two points behind Truman -- which won its match today, in the race for the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics title. The Mavericks' record moves to 13-4-2 overall and 12-1-2 in the MIAA. The Bearcats are now 6-9-3 overall and 4-9-2 in the MIAA.
The match was scoreless until senior midfielder #
Lindsey Nealon# put the Mavs up 1-0 in the 71st minute on her third goal of the season.
But with just under five minutes to go in regulation time, SBU's Lindsey Boden found the back of the net at 85:46 to tie the game, 1-1.
The two teams played 20 extra minutes, but neither team could tally a game winner. The Mavs were outshot a combined 7-3 in the two overtime periods, but UNO did fire two shots on goal during the extended time.
The Mavericks were outshot 19-11 in the match. It was the first time in 10 games that UNO has been outshot or given up more than 10 shots defensively. #
Nicole Baier and Jessica Powers# each fired three shots in the match. Baier put two of them on goal.
Goalkeeper #
Lauren Fox# made five saves, including one in the second overtime period. She is now 11-1-2 on the year in goal for the Mavericks. It was the first goal Fox has given up since Oct. 18 against Emporia State.
The Mavericks remain unbeaten in their last 10 matches, but need a win Saturday to secure their first ever MIAA title and an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Truman picked up a 2-0 win today against Emporia State and finished its 2009 season with 40 points in the conference. A tie Saturday would leave UNO a point behind the Bulldogs, putting its fate for the NCAA tournament on hold until Monday at 6 p.m. Central time when the NCAA releases the 2009 brackets on a web cast on NCAA.com.
The Mavericks will close out the 2009 regular season on Saturday, Nov. 7 when they face the University of Central Missouri Jennies (11-5-2, 10-3-1 MIAA) at 2 p.m.
