The Dordt University women's soccer team played Midland to a 2-2 tie in the opening match of the conference slate for both teams tonight at Heedum Field in Fremont, Neb.Â
Dordt extends its unbeaten streak to four matches and moves to 0-0-1 in the GPAC, 4-1-1 overall. This was the first match of the 2024 season for Midland.Â
How It Happened (Highlights are at the bottom):
- both teams went scoreless in the opening half; Midland held a slight 6-5 advantage in shots after the first 45 minutes
- less than a minute into the second frame, Abby Worthy stepped in front of a Midland pass attempt, sent a long ball forward that Karinna Tel touched to her Defenders teammate Joslyn Terpstra who then beat the Warriors goalie for a 1-0 lead
- Dordt scored its second goal two minutes later off a free kick by Worthy that Tel received and headed past Midland's goal keeper for a 2-0 lead
- Midland cut the lead to 2-1 when Addison Castellanos blasted a long shot into the goal during the 61st minute
- the Warriors netted the equalizer at the 65th minute on a goal from Jaya Soor
By the Numbers:Â
- Dordt accounted for 11 shots, five on net
- Midland totaled 14 shots, eight on net
- Jenna Wright made six saves for the Defenders
- Kyla Pires made three saves for Midland
- three Defenders, Abby Worthy, Paige Miller and Jenna Wright, played the full 90 minutes
- Karinna Tel led Dordt with three shots on-goal
- NaTaija Blaylock and Addison Castellanos recorded two shots on-goal each
Match Notes:
- with her goal scored early in the second half, Tel moved into a tie for fifth place in career goals scored with 44; the junior tied Liz Dykstra, who played for the Defenders from 1999-2002
- today's contest was a rematch of the 2023 GPAC Championship that Midland won in a double-overtime thriller, 4-3
- Midland's goal during the 61st minute was the first given up by the Defenders in over three matches, a span of 240 minutes
- Dordt had its 3-match win streak snapped
- Tel leads the Defenders in goals (6), assists (4) and points (16)
- Terpstra ranks second in goals (4), assists (3) and points (11)
Highlights:
- Defenders First goal: Joclyn Terpstra scores off the assist by Karinna Tel
