PICTURED ABOVE: Morgan Whitman scored Wheaton's first goal and assisted on the game-tying goal in the closing minutes.

St. Louis, Mo. – The Wheaton women's soccer team played top-ranked WashU to a 2-2 tie on Saturday afternoon in two overtimes. WashU is now 7-0-1 on the season and Wheaton is 3-3-2 for the 2017 campaign.

Wheaton scored the first goal of the match as Morgan Whitman tallied a goal in the 21^st minute on a long shot from 20 yards out. Whitman's fourth goal of the year was assisted by Sarah Gencarella. The Bears tied the match at 1-1 on a goal by Darcy Cunningham that was assisted by Taylor Cohen in the 24^th minute. The contest remained tied 1-1 at the halftime intermission. The Bears out-shot Wheaton 9-5 in the first half, including a 4-2 edge in shots on goal.

WashU responded early in the second half with Cohen's eighth goal of the year in the 48^th minute of the match. She collected a deflection and put it into the net off of a Cunningham assist. Thunder freshman Isabelle Oliver (PICTURED LEFT) tied the match late in the contest with a goal in the 88^th minute. Whitman took a shot that was saved by WashU goalkeeper Katy Hutson and Oliver scored on the rebound of Hutson's save.

Thunder goalkeeper Kathryn McGregor made a save on a WashU shot attempt in the 94^th minute as the match went to a second overtime period. Cohen's header in the 105^th minute was heading into the back of the net when Thunder captain Sarah Van Wingerden cleared it off the line to a WashU game-winning goal.
 
WashU attempted four shots in the second overtime, with McGregor making one save to preserve the 2-2 tie.

WashU attempted 27 shots in the match, including eight on goal. Wheaton had eight shots, with four shots on goal.  McGregor made five saves and allowed two goals in her 110 minutes of action. Hutson made two saves and allowed two goals in her 110 minutes in the Bears' net.

Wheaton travels to No. 2 ranked University of Chicago on September 26 in Chicago.