Illinois State soccer plays NIU to scoreless tie

Posted on September 19, 2016

Kiley Czerwinski had three shots in ISU’s scoreless tie against Northern Illinois on Sunday. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com)

By ISU Sports Information

DEKALB – The Illinois State soccer team (4-5-1) earned its first draw of the season in a 0-0 tie at Northern Illinois (1-4-2). This was the first overtime and double overtime match of the season for the Redbirds.

“We are pleased that we were able to register another shutout and gut out the draw on the road,” head coach Eric Golz said. “We were certainly fatigued but had ample opportunities to put them away. I think we just lacked the quality in our final phase.”

Possession throughout the match was equally played on both sides of the ball, though the Redbirds had more offensive presence, finishing the game with 15 shots to Northern’s five. Sophomore Kiley Czerwinski and senior Lauren Koehl each tallied three shots.

The ISU defense also had a strong presence in a very physical match on both sides, with senior defender Paige Jarsombeck getting a yellow card in the first overtime. NIU tallied 13 fouls throughout the match to ISU’s seven.

“It was not a fun game to watch but this is soccer and those games happen,” said Golz. “We will get better from this experience as we head into conference play.”

The Redbirds return home Friday, September 23rd, opening conference play against Indiana State. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Adelaide Street Field.

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