COLUMBUS, Miss. - Belhaven struck the crossbar in the opening two minutes and kept testing MUW throughout, but goalkeeper Cam Lopez made eight saves in a 0-0 draw at Roger Short Soccer Complex.
Emma Albarado-LeDay nearly put the Blazers ahead at 1:34, sending the match's first shot off the crossbar. Belhaven took five shots in the opening nine minutes, including an
Alaina Scott attempt that Lopez saved. The W found its first shot on goal in the 25th minute, when
Addi Roberts stopped Reagan Shinn.
Belhaven carried a 9-4 shot advantage into halftime and increased the pressure after the break, outshooting MUW 12-3 over the final 45 minutes. Lopez turned away efforts from
Adie Sheeley,
Alexis Whiting and
Hayden Kessler in the first 13 minutes of the half. She made two more saves late, stopping Sheeley in the 80th minute and Albarado-LeDay in the 83rd.
Roberts made three second-half saves of her own, including one on Kiersten Taylor in the 86th minute, to finish with five for the match. Belhaven held a 21-7 advantage in shots, an 8-5 edge in shots on goal and a 6-4 margin in corner kicks. Albarado-LeDay led the Blazers with six shots, while Whiting had three and put two on target.
The draw moves Belhaven to 4-2-3 overall and extends its unbeaten run to five matches. The Blazers have posted five shutouts this season and remain 3-0 in CCS play. They return to Belhaven Bowl Stadium on Saturday to face Asbury at 5:00 p.m.
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