WHEATON, Ill. – The Wheaton College women's soccer team and visiting Carthage College battled to a 0-0 draw on Saturday afternoon.
The Thunder ran their season record to 3-7-3 overall and 2-0-2 in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW). The Firebirds moved to 3-5-6 on the year (0-2-2 CCIW).
The hosts had the better run of play and offensive looks throughout the game. Wheaton put together a string of six shots in-a-row from the 19th to 24th minutes. Sophomore Calah Strong and senior Marissa Davis took a pair of shots in that time frame.
Both sides put together scoring chances late in the first half. The Firebirds rattled the crossbar in the 39th minute, and Wheaton junior Kate Creighton had her attempt saved one minute later. At the halftime break, the home side maintained a health shots advantage of 10-5.
Wheaton kept pushing for the go-ahead strike in the second half, but ultimately came up empty. Carthage's lone shot on goal came late in the 87th minute, which was saved by sophomore goalkeeper Lydia Martin.
In the final box score, Wheaton dominated the shots category 17-6, including 3-1 on goal. Carthage held a narrow 5-4 edge in corner kicks. Strong fired off a career-high nine shots, including two on goal. Davis posted four attempts of her own.
Martin (2-6-1 record) picked up her second shutout in-a-row. She made one save in 90 minutes of action between the pipes.
The Thunder return to the home pitch on Wednesday, October 14 for a 7:00 p.m. contest against Carroll University.
