SEATTLE – An own goal in the first half from the Seattle Pacific University women's soccer team had the Falcons trailing Western Oregon for most of the match, but a penalty kick drawn by Andie Buckley and scored by Kayla Wallace in the 90th minute helped SPU tie WOU 1-1 on Thursday evening.

FROM THE COACH
"It was a great game tonight," head coach Arby Busey said. "Both teams had moments where they controlled the game and were able to assert their style of play on their opponent. Western Oregon got in behind our defense in the first half and got a goal. We took a little longer to get going tonight to find our rhythm, but once we did, I thought we were very good. I loved the way we came out in the second half. The women had some great insights for each other at halftime, and they did an amazing job of applying what they learned from the first half. We all felt like a goal was coming in the second half. It took a while for that to happen, but we snuck it in during the last minute. Our attitude was fantastic tonight, and we kept fighting until the final whistle. Finished with a lot of momentum that we'll carry into Saturday's opportunity."

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Wolves got on the board in the 27th minute when Olivi Boger's shot bounced off the right post and hit a Falcon defender, leading to an own goal by SPU.
  • The own goal gave the Wolves a 1-0 lead over the Falcons.
• The Falcons made a big push in the second half, launching seven shots in the final 10 minutes of the match to try to tie the game.
• Buckly was pulled down in the box in the 90th minute, setting up a penalty kick for the Falcons.
• Wallace stepped up to take and make the penalty kick to tie the match in the 90th minute.
• Neither team could score in the final 35 seconds of the match, settling for a 1-1 draw.

FROM THE BOX SCORE

• The Falcons and the Wolves sent in 15 shots each.
  • SPU had seven shots on goal compared to five from WOU.
• No player recorded a goal for the Wolves.
• Wallace led the game with one goal.
  • She also had a game-high six shots, two of which were on goal.
• Ashlyn Valdovinos, Maya Parman, and Emily Morandi played a full 90 minutes for the Falcons.
• Mercedes Cullen and Landry Schoennauer split halves in goal for the Falcons.
  • Cullen made two saves in the first half, while Schoennauer had three saves in the final 45 minutes.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Wallace scored her third goal of the season on Thursday night.
  • She's scored in back-to-back matches for the Falcons.
• Wallace is now tied with Taylor Krueger and Valdovinos for the team lead in goals with three in 2025.

UP NEXT
The Falcons return to Interbay Soccer Stadium on Saturday for a match against Montana State University Billings at 1:00 p.m.
 
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