EDINBURG, Texas – HBU led all statistical categories, but could not get one past the keeper, as the Huskies and UT Rio Grande Valley played to a 0-0 double overtime tie Sunday on the final day of the UTRGV Invitational.
"It was certainly a day that we dominated play," said HBU head coach
Misty Jones. "We knocked the ball around and created numerous chances. We got a bit unlucky [as we] hit the cross bar twice and they cleared one off the line. We have to be more clinical in our finishing."
HBU (2-2-1) outshot the Vaqueros, 22-5, 12-2 in shot on goals, and had six of the match's seven corner kicks.
Allison Abendschein took a match high six shots, while
Ellee Hall had four shots, with all hitting the target.
Blake Martin had a trio of shots with two reaching the keeper.
Katie Turner stopped two shots for her second shutout of the season as she set a new career high in minutes played.
Meghan Oram took a team-best two shots for UTRGV (2-2-3), who had played 97 minutes in an overtime win over South Dakota less than 24 hours ago. Maria Eriksen stopped 11 shots on a busy day, with one team save.
The Vaqueros had an opportunity seven minutes into the match, as Turner stopped a shot by Marcela Ramirez. Another shot was blocked, resulting in a corner kick. On the ensuing free kick, Turner made a save on a Zinnia Harring scoring chance.
Nine minutes later, Abendschein hit the cross bar, coming inches close to giving the Huskies a 1-0 lead.
In the 39th minute,
Elizabeth Adams took a corner for the Huskies and Martin's shot attempt was stopped by a Vaquero defender for a team save. The ball went back to Martin, but Eriksen made the save. The Huskies maintained the pressure, as
Alessia Dal Monte hit the cross bar, and Eriksen stopped both
Jia LeBlanc's and
Jessa LeBlanc's shot attempts as the opening half came to a close.
HBU outshot UTRGV, 11-3, in the first half, while each team had a corner kick.
The Huskies took all eight of the second half's shots, but could not get one past Eriksen. In the 85th minute, HBU's best chance of the half came on a
Baylii Bieke header attempt, but Eriksen challenged the play and made the play.
HBU outshot the Vaqueros, 3-2, in the overtime periods. A cross pass to Abendschein late in the first OT was the Huskies' best opportunity in the extra sessions, but Abendschein's shot went just wide.
Rebekah Tovar and
Kristi O'Brien were each named to the All-Tournament Team.
HBU begins Southland Conference play at Incarnate Word Sept. 18 at 7 pm. After road games at Sam Houston State (9/25, 6:30 pm) and Stephen F. Austin (9/27, 1 pm), the Huskies return home Homecoming Weekend Oct. 2 at 7 pm versus Southeastern Louisiana.
