ALLENDALE – The No. 8 Grand Valley State women's soccer team played to a 1-1 draw against Maryville Saturday (Sept. 2) at the GVSU Soccer Field. The Lakers move to 0-1-1 on the season.
 
The Lakers outshot the Saints 13-4 in shots, 2-1 shots on goal and had a 5-1 corner kick advantage. Both teams were scoreless at the half with the Lakers leading 7-2 in shots and 4-1 in corner kicks. 
 
In the second half, Kacy Lauer opened the scoring in the 47^th minute. Lauer made a beautiful move inside the right side of the box and finished with the left foot to put the Lakers up 1-0. Three minutes later, Maryville tied the game at one off a header in the middle of the box off an insert from the left side. Both teams would end the game scoreless as the game would result in a tie.
 
Taylor Reid led the Lakers with four shots and one shot on goal. Lauer scored the lone Laker goal and finished with two shots. Mackenzie Jones added two shots, while Daan Louwerse led the Laker field players by playing all 90 minutes.
 
The Lakers will travel to Minnesota next week for a nonconference matchup against Mary and a road contest against Minnesota State. Visit gvsulakers.com for links to live video and live stats and follow @GVSUSoccer on twitter for live in-game updates all weekend long.