Draw

1-1

C.J. McCarthy, Wednesday's Goalscorer

In less than ideal conditions the Hornets faced off against the Britons of Albion College on Tuesday afternoon. With constant rain over the weekend and throughout the afternoon it was a game of ball winning and slip sliding that saw both teams have strong runs of play. After a 0-0 first half Kalamazoo would get an excellent opportunity to score 5 minutes into the second session. On a counterattack Katie Manstrom found some room at the top of the box and took a nice right footed shot. On a ball that looked destined for the back of the net Albion keeper Caitlin Bowman was able to get a hand to it and deflect it off the cross bar. Shortly thereafter Albion would strike first as the put a ball into the box from the left wing, Albion's Rachel Kain was somehow able to win the ball out from underneath the legs of junior defender Eva Schmidt 11 minutes into the second half. Neither team really was able to gain control of the ball or the game. Kalamazoo began pressing a little bit more and more as the minutes ticked down playing with a sense of urgency. In the 85th minute, freshmen C.J. McCarthy took a pass from Maya Smolcic created space between herself and the defender on the left side of the box and put a ball over the Briton keeper and into the back of the net. A frantic five minutes was played by both teams before the game moved into overtime. In the first overtime Kalamazoo's Julia Schroeder hit the left post with a shot out of a scrum off of a corner kick. Carrying play for the majority of the first overtime Kalamazoo had four shots on goal including a near miss by Jackie Short. The second overtime would even out and after 110 minutes the field was a bit of a mess and both teams would leave with a point. Both Kalamazoo keeper Courtney McCoy and Albion keeper Caitlin Bowman recorded 7 saves on the afternoon. Albion now stands at 5-2-4 and 1-1-1 in the MIAA while Kalamazoo is 4-4-3 overall and currently in second place in the MIAA with a record of 2-0-1. The Hornets return to the field on Saturday when they travel to Calvin College. For now it looks like the players will need a recovery day, the field will need some TLC and uniforms may never be white again.

GO HORNETS!