HARROGATE, Tenn. — Tusculum University played to a 1-1 draw with Lincoln Memorial University in South Atlantic Conference women’s soccer Wednesday afternoon.
Wilma Axelsson scored in the 18th minute for the Pioneers (2-5-1, 0-2-1 SAC) and Jade Brown tallied in the 26th minute for the Railsplitters (2-3-2, 1-1-2 SAC). Lincoln Memorial outshot Tusculum 23-6 in the match, but Pioneer keeper Angel Chase made a season-high 10 saves to preserve the deadlock.
Chase was tested early, making five saves in the first 13 minutes with three stops against Ryan Branson, including a sliding tackle in the eighth minute and a dive to her left in the 13th minute.
Axelsson scored her first career goal to put the Pioneers up 1-0 at 17:13. Sydney Grant carried from the left side into the middle and delivered a pass to Axelsson, who fired a shot to the far top corner against LMU keeper Bente Latenstein.
Lincoln Memorial leveled the match at 25:50 as a shot in the box was blocked back to Brown, who had Chase on the ground as she fired home her first goal of the season.
Chase would recover to make three more saves in the opening half, including stops on Mary Eunice and Ellie Bowen in the 40th minute, as the teams went to intermission tied at 1-1.
In the second half, Chase was called upon quickly tested in the 47th minute on a shot by Alicia Bevins. Latenstein had her first save of the day in the 74th minute as she knocked away a shot from the Pioneers’ Tanna Bookhamer. Her second and final save would be off a header from Axelsson following a free kick in the 77th minute.
Lincoln Memorial had a 7-2 edge in corner kicks and the Railsplitters were called for nine fouls to eight for the Pioneers. Each team was flagged once for offsides.
Tusculum was scheduled to travel to Mars Hill on Saturday, Oct. 5 for a SAC match with the Lions, but that contest has been postponed due to the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
