COLLEGE PLACE, Wash. --
Madeline Dorendorf (Sr., F) scored twice on penalty kicks as The Evergreen State College rallied from a two-goal deficit to tie Walla Walla University 2-2 in a Cascade Collegiate Conference women's soccer game on Sunday, Oct. 18. Dorendorf scored once in the first half and earned the tying goal midway through the second half. Evergreen goalkeeper
Katie Gresham (Sr.) preserved the tie by saving a Walla Walla penalty kick at 76:44.
Anahi Mora from Walla Walla tallied the game's first goal at 14:55. Anacel Valenzuela-Acosta doubled the Wolves' lead with a goal just over 10 minutes later at 25:04. Dorendorf successfully took a penalty kick for the Geoducks at 33:29 to pull Evergreen within 2-1. The score remained the same through the rest of the first half and the opening 23 minutes of the second half.
Another penalty kick was awarded to the Geoducks at 68:22 and Dorendorf scored on the spot kick. Valenzuela-Acosta received a red card on the foul that led to the tying goal.
The Wolves had a chance to regain the lead when a foul inside Evergreen's defensive penalty area led to a penalty kick with about 13 minutes left. Kaitlyn Miclette took the penalty shot, which was saved by Gresham.
Evergreen outshot Walla Walla 15-7 in the second half, including five shots by the Geoducks in the final seven minutes. A shot by
Rylee Hall (Fr., M) of Evergreen was blocked by a defender at 87:31 and a shot by
Izzy Widener (Jr., F) was saved by WWU goalie Allanah Rodriguez at 87:58.
For the game, the Geoducks held a 23-13 advantage in total shots, while Walla Walla owned a 9-5 edge in shots on target. Both teams earned seven corner kicks. All seven of Evergreen's corner kicks were earned in the second half.
Gresham finished with six saves. She played the final 75 minutes after replacing starting goalie
Melina Grijalva (Jr., GK). Grijalva made one save for the Geoducks. Rodriguez was credited with three saves for the Wolves.
The tie moved Evergreen's record to 0-8-3 on the season, 0-7-2 in the CCC. Walla Walla ended the game at 0-8-1 overall, 0-7-1 in the CCC.
Evergreen will take on Northwest University on Saturday, Oct. 24. It will be Senior Day at Geoduck Pitch. Game time is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. PDT.
