Louisiana Tech Bulldogs start the CUSA road trip with a tie against Kennesaw State. After potential inclement weather pushed game time up to 12:30, the Bulldogs came away with a 0-0 tie against the Owls on Thursday afternoon.
“I am pleased with how we are competing,” said Tech head coach Steve Voltz. “We have to find a way to reward ourselves. It is always good to get points on the road against a physical team.”
With a torrential downpour in the first half, Tech and Kennesaw struggled to get the attacks going as both teams had four shots a piece, but none were on target. Defenders Kalli Matlock and Madita Ehrig’s shot attempts were blocked by Kennesaw State defenders, while forwards Avery Kyle and Kyra Taylor’s shot attempts were far off from the goal.
In the second half of the game, the attacking would be a different story as LA Tech outshot Kennesaw State 8-4, with five of the Bulldogs’s shot attempts being on target. Defender Tomoyo Kuroyanagi took the first shot for LA Tech in the 45th minute, but her attempt was off-target. Matlock tried to get the Bulldogs on the board with her shot attempt in the 51st minute, which the Kennesaw State goalkeeper Charlee Bernal saved the shot attempt.
Senior Lena Radler took a chance at putting a ball in the net, unfortunately the shot was wide. Sophomore Taylor had two more shot attempts in the second half, where one attempt hit directly to the keeper, and the other didn’t connect on goal. Forward Kyle, Mary Helen Burford, and Maeva Costenaro had shots saved by Kennesaw State’s keeper Bernal. Defender Burford’s shot attempt in the 84th minute would have been the decider if Bernal had not gotten a hand on it.
Goalkeeper Cadence Rutledge, with back-to-back starts, finished the day collecting five saves, which is back-to-back games now that she has had five saves.
Louisiana Tech travels to Jacksonville, Ala., to take on Jacksonville State. Sunday’s contest against the Gamecocks will be at 1 PM CT and will be televised on ESPN+.
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