In its third double overtime of the season, the LSU soccer team earned a draw with Florida International in a no-score game Friday night at LSU Soccer Stadium.
The Tigers (3-1-2) controlled the 110-minute game with 23 shots and 11 corner kicks while FIU had 10 shots and zero corner kicks. In a physical game, FIU committed 15 total fouls and drew one yellow card.
“To have 23 goals and 11 corners, you’d like to get a goal out of it,” said LSU coach Brian Lee. “…We got to start winning these games.”
Freshman forward/midfielder Jade Kovacevic led the Tiger front line with eight total shots throughout the game. Sophomore forward Kaley Blades followed with five.
The Tigers’ best opportunity to score came from junior forward Addie Eggleston in the 29th minute when she shot from eight yards out following a corner kick by Kovacevic. FIU goalkeeper Kaitlyn Savage saved the shot on a dive.
“Of course we want to score some goals, but I think that will come with the more games we play,” said junior goalkeeper Megan Kinneman. “We were creating opportunities tonight, but we just weren’t finishing chances.”
FIU was led by junior forward Chelsea Leiva, who had four shots and goalkeeper Savage, who had six saves.
Kinneman saved the Tigers from another home loss with her two saves during the overtime periods, which were FIU’s most promising scoring opportunities. Kinneman had one-on-one series with both Leiva and FIU sophomore forward Ashleigh Shim. Kinneman saved both attempts in close calls, but led the keeper to her third shutout of the season.
“A lot of it was just instinct and reaction,” Kinneman said. “I just had to judge when to come out and steal ground to cut off their angle.”
Today the Tigers host the University of Memphis (2-2), who is coming off of a 2-1 double overtime win against Vanderbilt. Memphis was led to victory by junior forward/midfielder Christabel Oduro’s 87th-minute goal
and freshman forward/midfielder Diamond Simpson’s golden goal.
Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. in LSU Soccer Stadium.