ALLENDALE, Mich. — Davenport women's soccer (7-3-4, 5-3-2) tied No. 5 Grand Valley St. (8-2-4, 6-1-3) 1-1 on Friday for the second tie between the teams in the all-time series. The Panthers preserved the draw late, absorbing eight Grand Valley State attacking actions from 78:06 to 89:55 without conceding.
The Panthers reached halftime scoreless despite Grand Valley State holding a 12-3 shot advantage and a 2-0 edge in corner kicks.
Elizabeth Wolter made three saves in goal for the Panthers, while
Laney Carlson put the Panthers' lone shot on frame in the first half.
The Panthers answered the Lakers' early second-half goal with
Audrey Muterspaugh's equalizer in the 60th minute, and the match finished 1-1. GVSU outshot the Panthers 10-4 in the half and had a 4-2 edge in corners, but Wolter made three saves after the break as the Panthers held the score level.
Muterspaugh scored an unassisted goal on her lone shot for her seventh goal of the season, finishing with two points. Wolter played all 90 minutes in goal and recorded six saves.
Abigail Waldron put both of her shot attempts on frame. DU is now unbeaten in their last four matches and are currently in fourth place in the GLIAC with 17 points.
Up next, the Panthers travel to Kenosha, Wisconsin, to face Parkside on Sunday, Oct. 18, at 1 p.m. The Rangers are sixth in the conference with 13 points.
