Indiana University Kokomo

OWENSBORO, Ky. — Kaiya Money scored with just over three minutes remaining to help IU Kokomo earn a 2-2 draw at Brescia Saturday afternoon in River States Conference play.

The Cougars twice answered a Brescia lead, getting goals from Madison Walczak and Money to move to 3-6-2 overall and 0-1-1 in conference play. Brescia held a 26-7 advantage in shots and put 10 on goal, with Sydney Miller making eight saves for IU Kokomo.

First Half

• Brescia generated the early pressure, forcing Miller into her first save at 3:55 before taking a 1-0 lead in the 14th minute on a goal from Allana Colen Porto.
• Miller made two more saves just 12 seconds apart in the 21st minute to keep the Cougars within one.
• IU Kokomo created its first shot on goal at 31:58 when Madison Balf forced a save, and Charity Lewis followed with a corner kick at 32:12.
• The Cougars capitalized 11 seconds later, as Walczak scored off an assist from Lewis at 32:23 to pull IU Kokomo even at 1-1.
• Brescia finished the opening half with a 14-2 advantage in shots, but the teams went into halftime tied.

Second Half

• Miller made three saves over the opening 11 minutes of the second half to keep the match level.
• IU Kokomo began creating chances of its own shortly after, as Money had a shot blocked at 58:28 before Kaitlyn Swartzendruber had an attempt blocked and Addison Waller sent a shot wide left.
• Brescia regained the lead at 69:40 when Maria Ferreira scored off an assist from Evangalene Farfan to make it 2-1.
• The Cougars continued to push for the equalizer, earning a corner kick at 78:32 before Hannah Hermansen had a shot blocked less than 30 seconds later.
• After Miller made saves at 83:22 and 86:22, IU Kokomo answered at the other end. Money found the back of the net at 86:46 off an assist from Hermansen to tie the match 2-2 with 3:14 remaining.
• Brescia nearly responded just 13 seconds later when Ana Victorica hit the crossbar, but the Cougars held through three late attempts to secure the road draw.

IU Kokomo Top Performers

• Kaiya Money: One goal on two shots, including the game-tying goal in the 87th minute.
• Madison Walczak: One goal on one shot while playing all 90 minutes.
• Charity Lewis: One assist and two corner kicks while playing all 90 minutes.
• Hannah Hermansen: One assist and one shot.
• Sydney Miller: Eight saves in 90 minutes.

IU Kokomo will continue River States Conference play Wednesday, Oct. 7, when the Cougars travel to Midway University for a 4 p.m. matchup.

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