SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Mercyhurst (2-10-1, 1-3-1 NEC) played Le Moyne (2-10-1, 1-2-1 NEC) to a 2-2 tie on Sunday.
Jenna Popowski scored the late equalizer at 78:36, finishing from the upper right of the penalty box off
Camryn Klein's assist. It was the freshman's fourth goal of the season.
Maddi Cowburn opened the scoring for the Lakers at 1:44, finishing from the top of the penalty box after an intercepted Le Moyne pass. This marked Cowburn's second goal of the season. Le Moyne generated several responses in the first half, with
Adri Lika saving three shots while the Lakers also got attempts from Popowski,
Molly Taylor and
Anamari Bosnjak. The action tightened late in the half, including a Le Moyne yellow card at 34:54 and a cluster of chances from both sides, with Cowburn putting one shot on frame that was saved. Neither team scored again in the half, and the Lakers carried a 1-0 lead into halftime.
The Lakers started the second half on the front foot, earning a corner at 46:13 and producing shots from Popowski, Bosnjak,
Julia Bullock, Cowburn and Klein before the 58th minute. Le Moyne changed the scoreline in a four-minute span, as they scored off assists at 60:54 to tie it 1-1 before Le Moyne scored again at 64:34 to put them ahead 2-1. The Lakers pushed back with a saved Popowski shot at 72:12, a corner at 76:53, and three more shots before Popowski finished from the upper right of the penalty box off Klein's long feed up the middle at 78:36 to make it 2-2. Popowski added three more shots after the equalizer, and Le Moyne earned two late corners, but the half ended with the teams level at 2-2.
Popowski scored and led the Lakers with nine shots, putting three on goal. Cowburn added an unassisted goal, totaled four shots, and placed two on frame. Klein recorded an assist and one shot. Lika played all 90 minutes in goal and finished with three saves.
Up Next
The Lakers will return to Saxon Stadium to host Central Connecticut on October 11
th at 2 p.m.
