FHSU Athletics
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The FHSU women's soccer team wrapped up their season-opening road trip to South Dakota with a 1-1 draw against Augustana on Sunday. Each squad scored in the first half. The Tigers moved to 1-0-1 on the year and the Vikings open their season 0-0-1.
Augustana jumped on the board early as a shot from the top of the box found its way past a diving Isabel Robben in the fifth minute. Fort Hays State came up with the equalizer in the 29th minute. Hannah Mares was fouled inside the box, setting up a penalty kick. She then tucked the ball just between the post and the diving Augustana keeper to score her second goal of the season and tie the match.
In the second half, the Vikings took one more shot than the Tigers (3-2) and put all three shots on target. Both squads had opportunities to break the tie, but neither could find the game winner. In the past overtime was part of regular season contests, but an offseason rule change in the NCAA did away with overtime until postseason play.
Both teams took eight shots, but Augustana managed to put one more on target (5-4). Both defenses held their own as Robben collected four saves compared to three by AU keeper Jillian Barkus.
Fort Hays State will be back in action next week as they host Wayne State (Sep. 3) and Northwestern Oklahoma State (Sep. 5) in Hays.