CEDAR CITY, Utah – The Eastern Washington University women's soccer team survived a first half shootout in Cedar City, with a 3-3 tie at Big Sky Conference opponent Southern Utah on Friday, Oct. 14.

Southern Utah began the explosive first period with a goal in the sixth minute from Ally Thimsen, but it did not take long for EWU to answer with its own goal. Junior Lexi Klinkenberg hit her second goal of the season in the 10^th minute off a pass from junior Chloe Williams. However, this was just the beginning, as the flood gates opened halfway into the first half.

In the 22^nd minute, Thimsen stole back the SUU lead, only to have it taken away once again by Klinkenberg just seven minutes later. With the offense flowing, Williams broke into the scoring column with her own goal in the 32^nd minute, assisted by junior Delaney Romero. The Eagles all of a sudden had their first lead of the game, but there was no time to catch their breath, as Haley Adams hit the final equalizer of the contest for the Thunderbirds in the 36^th minute. Both defenses settled down in the second half and no one could find the back of the net through the final 65 minutes of the contest.

Win-Loss Record
Eastern Washington moves to 10-1-3 and 4-0-2 in the BSC, while Southern Utah moves to 2-9-2 and 1-4-1 in conference.

What it Means
Eastern grabs a point on the road with the tie, but still sits in the second place in the Big Sky standings, one point behind Idaho. The team's unbeaten streak also extends to 11 games.

Keys to the Game
The Eagle offense came out into the second half looking just as aggressive, controlling the ball well and keeping it away from EWU territory. SUU was limited to just four shots in the second period after putting up 10 in the first half.

Top Performers
Lexi Klinkenberg recorded the first multi-goal game of her career today, scoring the pair of goals on three shots, putting all three on goal.

Chloe Williams tallied one goal and one assist off of nine shots, with four finding its mark.

Turning Point
In the 29^th minute down 2-1, Eastern put together a string of goals from Klinkenberg and Williams in just three minutes of action to take the lead, and eventually preserve what would be a 3-3 tie.

Team Highlights
The Thunderbirds were matched throughout the game by the Eagles, as they kept pace with Southern Utah's offense nine shots to 10, while also blanketing the offense in the subsequent periods.

Notables
It was a career day for Lexi Klinkenberg who scored two goals on the afternoon. She jumps up to four goals in her career and three on the season. She also has seven points on the year.

Chloe Williams added both a goal and an assist to her EWU all-time records, improving the marks to 27 and 15, respectively. On the season, Williams has 23 points on 10 goals and three assists. She also is the all-time program leader in points with 69.

Delaney Romero tallied her first assist of the season in the 32^nd minute, giving her five points on the year. She has 13 points on five goals and three assists in her two years with the program.

In the previous three games, EWU and its opponents combined for four total goals. In just one half today that mark was surpassed with six combined goals.

The Eagles now hold onto an unbeaten streak that dates back their 3-1 win at Cal State Bakersfield on Sept. 9. In that stretch, EWU is 7-0-3.

Eastern played its sixth overtime match of the season and has gone 3-0-3 in these contests.

Bodnar Bites
"We just didn't perform well enough today, coaches or players. Plain and simple. We all need to be better and move on to the next game Sunday."

What's Next
Eastern Washington closes out the road trip with a match against Northern Arizona on Sunday, Oct. 16 starting at 12 p.m. Pacific Time.

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