TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University soccer team hosted the St. John's Red Storm in Towson's home opener. The Tigers (1-1-1) drew the Red Storm (1-0-1) 1-1 on Thursday night as Kale'a Perry scored her first goal for the Tigers.
 
Towson held off early pressure from St. John's to remain scoreless at the break. Kale'a Perry found the back of the net after she fired a shot from outside the box that bounced in off the post to give Towson a 1-0 lead. The Red Storm equalized seven minutes later to draw the match 1-1.
 
Key Stats vs St. John's:

• Kale'a Perry and Demi Pierre each had two shots for the Tigers while Reese Borden and Rebecca Groseibl finished with a shot.
• Riley Melendez finished with nine saves.
• The Red Storm outshot Towson 16-6.

 How It Happened vs St. John's:

• Both teams pressured each other early with Riley Melendez making an early save.
• Kale'a Perry fired a shot from the top of the box, but was saved by St. John's Malene Nielsen.
• St. John's had a chance in the 21st minute, but the shot went off the crossbar.
• The Red Storm continued to apply pressure, but Melendez made three saves to keep the score even heading into the break.
• The teams traded possession back and forth to open the second half until a turnover in the attacking third by St. John's which let Rebecca Groseibl find Perry who fired a shot that bounced off the post into the back of the net to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead.
• The Red Storm instantly responded with two quick shots that Melendez saved to keep the lead.
• St. John's equalized in the 79th minute on a free kick that found the top corner to level the score.
• Melendez made two saves to seal a 1-1 draw for the Tigers.

 Inside the Numbers vs St. John's:

• Rebecca Groseibl registered her ninth career assist.
• Riley Melendez has totaled 27 saves across the first three matches. 

Up Next:

• The Tigers will welcome George Washington to Tiger Field on Sunday, August 25^th at 6 p.m. The match will be streamed on FloFC.