BILLINGS, Mont. – They put plenty of opportunities on goal … but just couldn't put one into the goal.
Still, the Seattle Pacific Falcons managed to come away with a result on Saturday afternoon.
Landry Schoennauer and
Celia Ramos combined for a shutout as SPU came away from the second game of a four-game road stretch with a 0-0 tie against Montana State Billings in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's soccer match at Yellowjacket Soccer Field.
That gave the Falcons (7-3-2, 4-2-2—14 points GNAC) four of a possible six points on the road for the week following Thursday's 3-1 victory at Western Oregon.
It also extended Seattle Pacific's unbeaten streak against MSUB to 19 games dating back to 2014 (15-0-4). Seattle Pacific has posted shutouts in 10 of those 19 games.
FROM COACH ARBY BUSEY
"We had chances, we had the ball, but we just couldn't create anything of quality enough to breach the goal," Busey said. "Their goalkeeper was very good when called upon for them."
Along with the saves that keeper Tenley Leffler made, the Yellowjackets defense also factored into SPU's frustrations on offense.
"They were content to kind of just defend resolutely. They were organized and that made things extremely challenging for us to break them down," Busey said. "When we had our moments, their keeper came up big time and time again."
Even so, the Falcons did come away with a win and a tie from two of the toughest places for visiting teams to play – Western Oregon and Billings.
"We're going to feel like we left a lot on the table," Busey said of Saturday's contest. "But at the end of the day, it's a shutout and it's a point on the road. It's what we earned so we'll take it and move on and prepare for two more next week."
FROM THE BOX SCORE
--SPU had a sizable 15-5 advantage in shots, including 6-1 in the first half.
--Of those 15 shots, eight were on goal. The Yellowjackets managed just one shot on target.
--The Falcons did not yield a corner kick while piling up 10 of their own.
Celia Ramos
--Once again, senior Schoennauer and freshman Ramos each played one half in goal. Schoennauer was not called upon to make a save during the first half. Ramos made one save during the second half.
--Of Seattle Pacific's 15 shots, senior midfielder
Andie Buckley had four, with two on goal.
--Freshman midfielder
Natalie Carroll fired two of her three shots on frame, as were both shots by senior defender
Ashlyn Valdovinos.
--Billings is 2-5-5, 2-4-2 with 8 points in GNAC play.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
--The last time the Falcons did not get a result against the Yellowjackets was a 2-1 loss on Sept. 27, 2014 in Billings.
--Schoennauer now has played four halves against MSUB over the past three seasons. She has allowed just one goal, that coming in 2024.
UP NEXT
SPU resumes a stretch of four road matches next Thursday, Oct. 15, when it plays
Central Washington in Ellensburg. Kickoff is at 5:00 p.m. It will be their second meeting this season. The Falcons won on Oct. 3 at Interbay Stadium, 3-1.
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