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Bison women's soccer draws with Omaha to close homestand
Category: Sports & Recreation
Duration: 00:00:00
Publish Date: 2023-09-25 01:57:38
Description: FARGO The North Dakota State women's soccer team closed a five-game homestand with a 2-2 tie against Omaha on Sunday, Sept. 24, in Summit League play at Dacotah Field.

The Bison (4-3-4, 0-0-2 Summit League) fell behind midway through the first half, but answered back with two goals in the next five minutes from Olivia Watson and Kelsey Kallio. However, Omaha (4-3-3, 1-0-1 Summit League) would get an early second half goal to level the game and share the points.



NDSU had an early chance in the 18th minute with a free kick from close range, but Watson's shot was blocked by the wall. Less than a minute later, Omaha would take the lead on a free kick in the 19th minute, as Marissa Gohr deflected Grace Crockett’s cross past NDSU goalkeeper Abby Wilkinson.



The Bison would respond almost immediately in the 21st minute, capitalizing on a quick break. McKenna Strand played a ball ahead to Alicia Nead, who then found Watson. The junior slotted a shot into the bottom left corner past Omaha goalkeeper Emma Konsmo for her fourth goal of the season.


In the 24th minute, the Bison would take the lead on another quick break, as Watson’s cross into the box wasn't cleared by Konsmo and Kelsey Kallio was able to head it in from close range for her second header goal in as many games.



The Bison would hold onto the lead for the remainder of the half, outnumbering Omaha in shots 6-4 and forcing Konsmo to make two more saves.



But Omaha capitalized less than three minutes into the second half to tie the game. Regan Zimmer's free kick into the box was flicked on by Cece Behrens to Sophia Green, and Green was able to head the ball down before shooting across the goal to level the score in the 48th minute.



Neither team would hit the target for the remainder of the game, as Omaha outshot NDSU 4-1 in the second half, but all shots besides Green’s goal in the final half missed wide.



The Bison will now hit the road for the first of three straight away from Dacotah Field in Summit League play. NDSU heads to Brookings to take on South Dakota State on Thursday, Sept. 28. The game will be streamed live on the Summit League Network.

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