Marshall University Athletics
Thursday, August 18
Huntington, W.Va.
7:00 PM
Marshall University
0-0-1, 0-0-0
2
vs
2
High Point
0-0-1, 0-0-0
1
2
F
High Point
1
1
2
Marshall
0
2
2
Photo by: Jack Kelly
Women’s Soccer Rallies for Draw against High Point
8/18/2022 10:15:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Gonzalez, White tally goals
Box Score
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University women's soccer team (0-0-1) rallied late for a 2-2 draw against High Point (0-0-1) in its season opener on Thursday night at Hoops Family Field.
"You don't end games with a point or a win very often when you go down a goal twice," Marshall women's soccer head coach Michael Swan said after the match. "Typically you fight so hard to get back into it you crumble. Tonight we didn't crumble. I couldn't be prouder of the group."
Herd goalkeeper Regan Meyer stopped the opening shot on goal by Panthers forward Emily Mashinski in the 18th minute. However, Skyler Prillaman struck first as HPU took a 1-0 lead at 25:42 mark.
Marshall nearly equalized on shots by Bailey Fisher in the 33rd and Abi Hugh in the 38th minutes, but both shots were saved by Morgan Hairston.
Meyer recorded saves in the 41st and 42nd minutes to keep the deficit 1-0 at halftime.
Coming out of the break, midfielder Kat Gonzalez took the ball in the Panthers' 18-yard box and found the back of the net to draw even, 1-1, in the 49th minute.
High Point regained the lead, 2-1, over Marshall at 56:03 mark as Bri Davis tallied a goal on an assist by Sam Gerhart.
Just 27 seconds after the Panthers scored, Morgan White had an attempt saved by Hairston. Gonzalez followed with a shot on goal in the 65th minute, but it was saved by the HPU goalkeeper.
Meyer came up with a key save for the Herd on a shot by Davis in the 73rd minute to keep the deficit at 2-1.
11 minutes later, Hugh took the ball down the left wing. The junior sent in a cross and found White at the right post as she headed home the pass to tie the contest 2-2.
Prillman had the last shot of match for High Point in the 88th minute, but it went wide left with the game ending in a draw.
"Going forward we have flyers and creativity, and we showed that for glimpses tonight," Swan commented. "The crowd was absolutely phenomenal. We couldn't have asked for a better crowd. Thanks to everyone at Marshall University for bringing the WoW (Week of Welcome) crew. They were absolutely amazing and wanted us to win the game in the last five minutes."
UP NEXT
MU is back in action at Hoops Family Field on Sunday when it host Akron at 1 p.m.
For all the latest information about Marshall women's soccer, follow @HerdWSoccer on Twitter and Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules, and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS or Android!
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University women's soccer team (0-0-1) rallied late for a 2-2 draw against High Point (0-0-1) in its season opener on Thursday night at Hoops Family Field.
"You don't end games with a point or a win very often when you go down a goal twice," Marshall women's soccer head coach Michael Swan said after the match. "Typically you fight so hard to get back into it you crumble. Tonight we didn't crumble. I couldn't be prouder of the group."
Herd goalkeeper Regan Meyer stopped the opening shot on goal by Panthers forward Emily Mashinski in the 18th minute. However, Skyler Prillaman struck first as HPU took a 1-0 lead at 25:42 mark.
Marshall nearly equalized on shots by Bailey Fisher in the 33rd and Abi Hugh in the 38th minutes, but both shots were saved by Morgan Hairston.
Meyer recorded saves in the 41st and 42nd minutes to keep the deficit 1-0 at halftime.
Coming out of the break, midfielder Kat Gonzalez took the ball in the Panthers' 18-yard box and found the back of the net to draw even, 1-1, in the 49th minute.
High Point regained the lead, 2-1, over Marshall at 56:03 mark as Bri Davis tallied a goal on an assist by Sam Gerhart.
Just 27 seconds after the Panthers scored, Morgan White had an attempt saved by Hairston. Gonzalez followed with a shot on goal in the 65th minute, but it was saved by the HPU goalkeeper.
Meyer came up with a key save for the Herd on a shot by Davis in the 73rd minute to keep the deficit at 2-1.
11 minutes later, Hugh took the ball down the left wing. The junior sent in a cross and found White at the right post as she headed home the pass to tie the contest 2-2.
Prillman had the last shot of match for High Point in the 88th minute, but it went wide left with the game ending in a draw.
"Going forward we have flyers and creativity, and we showed that for glimpses tonight," Swan commented. "The crowd was absolutely phenomenal. We couldn't have asked for a better crowd. Thanks to everyone at Marshall University for bringing the WoW (Week of Welcome) crew. They were absolutely amazing and wanted us to win the game in the last five minutes."
UP NEXT
MU is back in action at Hoops Family Field on Sunday when it host Akron at 1 p.m.
For all the latest information about Marshall women's soccer, follow @HerdWSoccer on Twitter and Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules, and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS or Android!
Team Stats
HPU
MAR
Goals
2
2
Shots
11
17
Shots on Goal
6
6
Saves
4
4
Corners
3
2
Fouls
9
8
Scoring Plays
Skyler Prillaman (1)
GOAL by HPU Prillaman, Skyler.
25:42
Kat Gonzalez (1)
GOAL by MAR Gonzalez, Kat.
48:57
Bri Davis (1)
Assisted By: Sam Gerhart
GOAL by HPU Davis, Bri Assist by Gerhart, Sam.
56:03
Morgan White (1)
Assisted By: Abi Hugh
GOAL by MAR White, Morgan Assist by Hugh, Abi.
83:13
Game Leaders
Shots
5
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
M/F
/ Women's SoccerM
/ Women's Soccer
GK
/ Women's SoccerF
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