Montclair, N.J. – The Stevens Institute of Technology women's soccer team battled Montclair State to a 1-1 draw Thursday night in a Garden State Showdown.

HOW IT HAPPENED
After a quiet first 20+ minutes, a Montclair State yellow card led to a Stevens (2-2-2) breakthrough in the 23^rd minute. Taylor Truglia took the free kick off the yellow, delivering a ball to the left side of the 18-yard box that found its way to Alina Friz. Friz crossed just in front of goal, where Sophia Murphy knocked it in for the early lead.

That 1-0 lead held into the half, thanks in part to three saves from Kenny Donley, two coming in the final five minutes. The Ducks sought to add on early in the second half, registering three on-target attempts in the first 10 minutes, but Montclair State (3-0-3) keeper Salange Bell kept the Red Hawks just a goal back. Alana Odom had a look from inside the 18 in the 79^th minute, but Bell again kept it a 1-0 affair.

Less than two minutes after Odom's effort, a foul in the 18-yard box gave Montclair State a penalty kick, which Mackenzie Albert converted just past a diving effort by Donley.

As she had in the first half, Donley made two saves in the final five minutes of the match, including a sprawling stop in the 86th minute, to preserve the draw.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Thursday night marked the 18^th time the two sides faced off since 2002, and the first of those 18 to end in a tie; Stevens had won 10 of the previous 17 meetings
• Murphy's goal tied her with Lauren Alley for the team lead with two
• Friz's assist put her in sole possession of the team lead with three, while Truglia's assist marked the first point of her collegiate career

UP NEXT
The Ducks head to Galloway on Saturday for a 1:00 start with Stockton, the second of three straight in-state road trips for the Red and Gray.

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