OLYMPIA, Wa. — Lower Columbia tied South Puget Sound 1-1 on Saturday. LCC generated a 10-7 shot advantage, including a 7-3 edge in shots on goal.
The Red Devils generated the first sustained pressure, forcing saves on
Raelie Guizzotti shots at 10:23 and 16:36 around a Guizzotti corner kick before
Addison Hartley put another attempt on frame at 19:11. South Puget Sound pushed back later in the half, sending a shot wide at 29:27 and producing a blocked shot, a corner kick and a high attempt between 36:18 and 37:16.
Alyssa Gregory broke through for LCC at 39:45 to make it 1-0, and after South Puget Sound earned another corner at 42:28, the Red Devils carried the one-goal lead into halftime.
LCC opened the second half with pressure, as
Maylee Reynolds forced a save from Dariana Calix Villegas at 45:09 before Guizzotti delivered corners at 50:17 and 51:09 and Reynolds put another shot on frame at 51:14.
Sam Roundtree added a corner at 57:54, and Reynolds sent a shot high at 64:29 before South Puget Sound generated chances from Alana Holroyd and Esmeralda Vega, with
Leeann Williams saving Vega's attempt at 69:11.
South Puget Sound tied the match at 1-1 at 76:31 when Denise Silveyra scored off assists from Samantha Thomas and Holroyd.
The Red Devils pushed again with corners by Guizzotti and Roundtree, a Reynolds header that went high and two more Reynolds shots in the final minute, but the score held at 1-1 through the end of the half.
Gregory scored an unassisted goal on her only shot. Reynolds led LCC with six shots and put three on goal.
Leeann Williams played all 90 minutes in goal and recorded two saves.
The Red Devils are 9-1-4 overall and 7-0-4 in conference play. South Puget Sound is 3-6-4 overall and 1-6-4 in conference play.
Up next, LCC travels to Wilson Playfields in Auburn, Washington, to face Green River on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 1:00 pm.
