TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University women's soccer team hosted the Northeastern Huskies at Tiger Field in Towson's CAA home opener. The Tigers (2-3-6, 0-1-1 CAA) drew the Huskies (0-6-4, 0-1-1 CAA) 2-2 on Thursday evening.
Towson jumped out to an early lead on
Kale'a Perry's second goal of the season. The Huskies evened the score right before half.
Danielle Campbell gave the Tigers a 2-1 lead early in the second half, but the Huskies scored late to draw the match 2-2.
Key Stats vs Northeastern:
How It Happened vs Northeastern:
- Towson got off to a fast start, scoring six minutes into the match. Kale'a Perry scored her second goal on the season on a volley off a Sophie Thibeault cross.
- The Huskies tried to find the equalizer right away, but Riley Melendez made her first save of the match.
- The Tigers tried to double their lead in the 25th minute, but Thibeault's shot was saved. The rebound fell back to Thibeault, but her second effort went off the crossbar.
- Towson continued to apply pressure in the 26th minute when Perry had her shot saved by Augustin.
- Northeastern leveled the score in the 40th minute on Lughano Nydono's second goal of the year.
- In the 56th minute, Thibeault fired a shot far post, but her attempt was saved by Augustin.
- The Tigers regained the lead in the 57th minute on Danielle Campbell's first goal of the season. She fired a shot from atop the box that found the bottom corner to give Towson a 2-1 lead.
- Ryann Leohner tried to extend Towson's lead in the 71st minute, but her shot went over the crossbar.
- The Huskies found an equalizer in the 87th minute to draw the match 2-2.
Inside the Numbers vs Northeastern:
- Riley Melendez has made five or more saves in seven matches this season, including the last four.
- Sophie Thibeault leads Towson in points with ten and is tied for second on the team in assists with two.
Up Next:
The Tigers head up to Long Island to take on Hofstra on Sunday, September 29th at 1 p.m. The match will be streamed on FloFC.
