RICHARDSON, Tx. – The UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs fought to a 1-1 draw with NCAA Division II Foe UT Dallas on Sunday afternoon in Texas. Both goals in today's contest were scored in the second half with the Banana Slugs scoring a late equalizer in the 89th minute off the foot of
Kristi Truong. Despite the 1-1 draw, the Slugs outshot the Comets 29-9, featuring a heavy attack that put 12 shots on goal to the Comets four shots on goal. The contest was nearly even in corner kicks and fouls as UT Dallas earned a 5-3 edge on the corner kicks and held a slight 10-9 edge in fouls. With the draw, the Slugs are now 1-0-1 and will stay in Texas for one more match, this time at Hardin-Simmons University on Tuesday, Sept. 3 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time.
How It Happened
The Slugs and Comets played a quiet opening 10 minutes of action in Richardson, Tx. before UCSC saw
Chelyn Ackerman put a shot on goal to the bottom right side but UT Dallas managed to make the save and counter with a shot of their own in the 17th minute. Much of the first half was controlled by the Slugs as they outshot UTD 11-4 with
Amelia Fung putting three more shots on goal with
Tatiana Fernandez also forcing the Comets keeper to stay active between the pipes.
The Comets took the first shot in the second half, just 36 seconds after the whistle but UC Santa Cruz responded 36 seconds with a shot of their own. Both teams traded attacks with UCSC putting three shots on goal in the span of seven minutes with
Chelyn Ackerman and
Tatiana Fernandez both placing low shots on goal. After Ackerman's shot in the 59th minute, the Comets went on the counterattack and managed to break through in the 60th minute to take a 1-0 lead.
The Slugs fought to the final whistle, pressuring the Comets defense with 12 more shots after the UTD goal before
Kristi Truong found the equalizer.
Cassidy Segrell connected with Truong in the 89th minute as Truong struck the back of the net, giving the Banana Slugs the late game equalizer they were looking for to end the game in a 1-1 draw with the Comets.
