By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Sunday was a frustrating day for Washburn University soccer in some respects, with the Ichabods having a first-half goal taken off the board and having to come from behind after Rogers State scored early in the second half.
But in the end Washburn found a way to earn a 1-1 tie at Yager Stadium, stretching its unbeaten streak to nine games.
Washburn freshman Kate Hinck (7) battles Rogers State's Kelsey Hogan for the ball in Sunday's 1-1 tie at Yager Stadium. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
"I thought the performance was really good,'' Washburn coach Davy Phillips said. "We out-shot them 17-4 and in the game of soccer it's hard to score goals and a ref takes one away from you it makes a big difference on the game.
"But I'm proud of the mentality and the performance. There's probably 20 minutes in the second half we weren't at our best, but other than that I thought it was a really good performance from us. It's just turning performance into wins, which is really, really hard in soccer.''
Washburn is now 8-2-3 overall and 5-0-2 in the MIAA while Rogers State is 1-5-6 overall and 1-3-3 in the MIAA.
Sunday's game was scoreless at the half after Washburn had a goal ruled out due to a foul on the Hillcat goalkeeper.
Washburn recorded 12 shots in the half, with a shot off the post and two others on goal, and out-shot Rogers State 17-4 on the day, with all of the Hillcats' shots coming in the second half.
But it was Rogers State that drew first blood two minutes into the second half on a free kick that bounced around and eventually found the net.
Washburn would have control of the ball for the rest of the contest and finally pulled even in the 80th minute, scoring from a corner by way of Shaye Taylor, who scored her second career goal.
Washburn will be back at home on Friday as the Ichabods host the Central Missouri Jennies in a 6 p.m. MIAA contest at Yager Stadium.
