HAMMOND, Ind. – The Grand Valley State women's soccer team played Purdue Northwest to a 1-1 draw on the road Sunday (Oct. 25) afternoon. The Lakers move to 8-3-5 on the season and 6-2-4 in the GLIAC.
GVSU scored in the 14
th minute to take an early 1-0 lead.
Vesna Dennison received a pass from
Alex Williams and made a move to get past a Purdue Northwest defender. Dennison created space and kicked the ball up and over the goalkeeper into the top left corner of the goal. The goal was Dennison's team leading seventh goal of the season, while Williams picked up her first assist of the season.
The Lakers would take a 1-0 lead into halftime as they did not allow Purdue Northwest to record a shot or corner kick. In the second half, Purdue Northwest would tie the game in the 83
rd minute off a penalty kick due to a Laker foul in the box. GVSU outshot the Lions 9-3 and 6-2 in shots on goal. The Lakers produced five corner kicks to Purdue Northwest's three.
Dennison scored the lone goal for GVSU on two shots on goal in 78 minutes played.
Ava Kozak led all player with four shots with two on target.
Lina Rea and
Adelyn Crowe each added a shot on goal.
Macie Hunter got the start in goal for the Lakers and made one save.
The Lakers will be back on the pitch next weekend for the final two games of the regular season. GVSU will travel to face rival Ferris State on Thursday, October 29
th at 1:00 PM in Big Rapids. The Lakers will host Northern Michigan on Saturday, October 31
st at 1:00 PM in the final game of the regular season. Both games will be streamed live on FloCollege.
