Women’s Soccer Ends in 1-1 Draw Versus Franklin College

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Lady Jackets earned their third tie of the season on Saturday, and moved to 1-1-1 in the HCAC, with a 1-1 draw against Franklin College.  Defiance now sits alone at fifth place in the conference with one third of its conference contests completed.  

Franklin took a 1-0 lead in the 19th minute, when a corner kick from FC's Alicia LaBonne bounced around in the box before deflecting off a DC defender for an own goal.

After the goal, Defiance controlled the ball and the tempo for remainder of the first half, outshooting the Grizzlies by a count of 11-2 in the period. The offensive pressure finally paid off in the 43rd minute, as Cherilyn Borkholder scored her second goal of the season off a feed from Karly Smith to tie it up, 1-1, going into the break.

The Lady Jackets continued to put pressure on the Grizzlies' defense in the second half, and ended regulation with a 19-4 advantage in the shooting column, but Franklin's goalkeeping duo of Chelsea Parks and Sara Perry racked up 11 saves to keep the game tied through 90 minutes of play. Defiance outshot Franklin in the overtime periods as well, but could not find the net as the teams ended in a 1-1 draw.

The Lady Jackets will stay at home and host the Spartans of Manchester College (3-10, 1-2 HCAC) on Tuesday, October 12, beginning at 4:00 p.m.