North Andover, Mass. – The Molloy women's soccer team used a second-half rally to draw the Bentley Falcons, 2-2, Saturday afternoon at Martone-Mejail Field in the Merrimack Tournament. The Lions moved to 0-1-1.

How it Happened

• Bentley (1-0-1) opened the scoring with a goal from sophomore Rebecca Nguyen in the 18^th minute.
• The Falcons increased their lead to 2-0 in the 47^th minute on a tally from sophomore Emma Guccione.
• Freshman Joanna Graca found the back of the net to cut Bentley's advantage to 2-1 in the 55^th minute.
• In the 60^th minute, senior Amanda Milazzo tied the match at two with a goal.
• The maroon and white's best chance in overtime came off the foot of freshman Lexi Verni, but her try was stopped by Bentley goalkeeper Kat Hassapis in the 93^rd minute.
• Sophomore goalkeeper Jackie Carty made six saves in overtime to keep the match even.

Top Performances

• Graca recorded her first collegiate goal in the draw.
• Milazzo registered her first goal of the 2018 campaign.
• East Coast Conference Preseason Player of the Year Dana Poetzsch logged her first assist of the season.
• Carty made a career-high 14 saves and has made 26 stops in two matches.
• Verni led the Lions with four shots, three on goal.

Coach's Comments

• "After going two goals down, the team showed a lot of character to fight back against a good side and earn a well-deserved tie," head coach Steve Price said.

Looking Ahead

• Molloy returns to action Thursday, September 6 when it travels to Stonehill. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.