University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Sunday, September 24
Greeley, Colo.
12:00 PM
University of Northern Colorado
0-10-2, 0-1-1
2
vs
2
Sacramento State
3-5-3, 1-0-1
1
2
F
Sacramento St.
1
1
2
Northern Colo.
0
2
2
Photo by: Dean Popejoy
Big Sky Home Opener Ends in a Draw for Bears
9/24/2023 4:30:00 PM | Women's Soccer
GREELEY, Colo. – A battle between University of Northern Colorado and Sacramento State ended in a 2-2 draw at Jackson Stadium Sunday.
Off a set piece near midfield, Mia Norman launched a ball into the box that glanced off the keeper's fingertips and trickled across the line, evening the score at 1-1.
Riley Kaali-Nagy chipped a pass towards the Hornets' net, which the keeper failed to secure due to an incoming Lexi Tuite. The ball bounded away from the duo, allowing Kaali-Nagy to sweep in for the go-ahead tally.
Danna Restom collected a rebound and beat the goalkeeper to the lower left corner for a 1-0 lead, just 38 seconds into the match.
On a through ball, Abigail Lopez split the defense and tucked her shot inside the right post with 42 seconds left on the clock.
FROM THE HEAD COACH
"Just such a disappointing result after fighting so hard to come back in the second half," Head Coach Tim Barrera said." "You must get wins at home, especially in conference play and we just let it slip away. It guts you a little bit, especially after giving up the fluke goal on Friday. Only getting one point over the weekend makes it tougher down the road but we know that we can compete with anyone in the league. We have to massive home games coming up that we must get ready for."
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
The Bears host Idaho State at Jackson Stadium Friday at 7 p.m.
Off a set piece near midfield, Mia Norman launched a ball into the box that glanced off the keeper's fingertips and trickled across the line, evening the score at 1-1.
Riley Kaali-Nagy chipped a pass towards the Hornets' net, which the keeper failed to secure due to an incoming Lexi Tuite. The ball bounded away from the duo, allowing Kaali-Nagy to sweep in for the go-ahead tally.
Danna Restom collected a rebound and beat the goalkeeper to the lower left corner for a 1-0 lead, just 38 seconds into the match.
On a through ball, Abigail Lopez split the defense and tucked her shot inside the right post with 42 seconds left on the clock.
FROM THE HEAD COACH
"Just such a disappointing result after fighting so hard to come back in the second half," Head Coach Tim Barrera said." "You must get wins at home, especially in conference play and we just let it slip away. It guts you a little bit, especially after giving up the fluke goal on Friday. Only getting one point over the weekend makes it tougher down the road but we know that we can compete with anyone in the league. We have to massive home games coming up that we must get ready for."
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Kaya Lindberg made three saves.
- UNC trailed in shots 19-6, including 5-2 on frame.
- Mia Norman and Riley Kaali-Nagy tallied two shots each, while Francesca Jordan, Lauren Woodhull and Brooke Holmberg tallied one a piece.
- Norman logged a full 90 minutes.
- Northern Colorado trails in the all-time series 7-8-4.
The Bears host Idaho State at Jackson Stadium Friday at 7 p.m.
Team Stats
SAC
UNC
Goals
2
2
Shots
19
7
Shots on Goal
5
2
Saves
0
3
Corners
7
4
Fouls
7
4
Scoring Plays
Danna Restom (1)
GOAL by SAC Restom, Danna.
00:38
Mia Norman (1)
GOAL by UNC Norman, Mia.
76:31
Riley Kaali-Nagy (1)
GOAL by UNC Kaali-Nagy, Riley.
82:07
Abigail Lopez (4)
GOAL by SAC Lopez, Abigail.
89:08
Game Leaders
Players
def
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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