CHENEY, Wash.—The Eastern Washington University soccer team took on the South Dakota State Jackrabbits today (Sept. 16) to a 0-0 draw in double overtime.

"I thought we were sharp the first 20 minutes. We passed the ball well and created some great opportunities that we unfortunately didn't take advantage of. Then the wind picked up and it kind of got to be an ugly game the rest of the way," said head coach Chad Bodnar. "The positives are that there is another clean sheet for our backline and Kelsee Winston. We played without some of our normal starters for us today and it was difficult at times but I thought there were some good performances."

The Eagles started the match off with three shots but were unable to net a goal.

Another chance for the Eagles came in the 13th minute by junior Saige Lyons but SDSU goalie Maggie Smither was there for the save, her first of the match.

The SDSU Jackrabbits took their first shot at a goal in the 34th minute of play by Allie Zueger but the ball sailed high.

Back-to-back shots from SDSU in the top of the 36th minute gave goalkeeper Kelsee Winston her first and second save of the match.

At halftime, the score remained 0-0. EWU outshot the Jackrabbits 8-4 with two corner kicks. Winston recorded two saves on the half where SDSU's goalie had three.

Eager to get the second half started the Jackrabbits took the first shot but Winston was there for her third save of the match.

Senior Allison Raniere took EWU's first shot of the second half but the SDSU goalie was there for the save.

The Eagles had a few opportunities off of corner kicks in the second half but unfortunately were unable to connect for a goal.

With time winding down in regulation, Lyons fired off another shot but SDSU's goalie was there for the save, her fifth of the match.

With the score remaining at a draw of 0-0 after regulations, both teams headed to the first overtime period.

SDSU's Marisa Schulz started the first ten minutes of overtime play off with a shot but Winston was there for her fourth save of the match.

EWU saw one shot in the first overtime period from Lyons but was unable to net the goal.

After 100 minutes of play and the score remaining at 0-0 both teams headed into the second overtime period.

Taylor Matheny took the first shot for the Eagles in the second overtime but no goal was recorded.

The Jackrabbits took three shots in the second overtime period but were unable to connect.

With just under a minute left in the match Lyons fired off another shot to try and secure the golden goal but South Dakota State's goalie was there for the save and the time ran out.

After 110 minutes of play the score remained 0-0 resulting in a draw for the Eagles and the SDSU Jackrabbits.

EWU outshot SDSU 17-13, with seven and five shots on goal, respectively. Eastern also recorded nine corner kicks while Jackrabbits had none.

Win-Loss Record
The Eagles are now 4-3-2 and the Jackrabbits drop to 5-4-1. Eastern now leads the all-time series, 2-1. Today's match against SDSU concluded EWU's non-conference play.

Notables
Freshman Megan Drake entered her first collegiate match today in the 60th minute of play for the Eagles.

Kelsee Winston recorded 110 minutes in the net for the Eagles and had five saves in today's match.

Saige Lyons led the Eagles in shots with six, followed by McKaley Goffard who had three.

What's Next
The Eagles begin Big Sky play next Friday, Sept. 21 when they take on Sacramento State at the EWU Soccer Field at 3 p.m. All regular season home matches are complimentary to the public.

Bodnar Bites
On Coming Together as a Team:
"The weekend was a different type of weekend, we were on the road on Friday and got home late that night and had to jump back into things and play again today. I thought we started well and we were connecting passes and looked like a team that could go forward and be dangerous, but we were just missing that final piece. That has been a reoccurring theme for us that we need to figure out at some point and hopefully that comes during conference play."

On their Fourth Shutout of the Year:
"We had a lot of clean sheets in non-league play, so you have to look at it and take the positives out of that, especially with the young people we have in the backline. We've played Jenny Chavez in the backline in the last three games and then today Grace Klinkenberg stepped back in and did a great job for us. I think there's depth in the backline even though its young but they've done a good job and Kelsee Winston has made some huge saves for us. She has been very consistent, so you have to look at that and also improve on the other piece at the other end of the field."

On Entering Big Sky Play:
"The movement of the ball in the middle of the field can get better as well as our spacing and the movement off the ball in the top. I thought it was good in the first 25 minutes but then we got stagnant and predictable in how we were moving off the ball. We played a lot of straight ball trying to connect that last piece in the backline. I think we can continue to improve and keep moving forward. We talked about the non-conference schedule and how we know that the next nine games are the most important; we have to start clicking on all cylinders as we go into those next nine games."