PORTLAND – The No. 12 Loyola Marymount University Lions (3-0-1, 2-0-1 WCC) battled back and forth all afternoon and at the conclusion of 110 minutes played against the Portland Pilots ended in a 0-0 draw.
The Lions, playing in their first overtime game of the season, went back and forth in a nail bitter against the Pilots but neither team could get the game winning goal and the contest ended in a draw.
LMU entered the match on a three-game winning streak by virtue of aggressive play on the offensive end and stellar performances from goalkeeper
Jacob Jackson. After the horn sounded on Sunday afternoon Jackson posted his third clean sheet in the Lions first four games on the year.
The Lions and Portland were testing each other out in the early portions of the first half as both defenses limited any real threats. At the end of the first half the Pilots had a slight advantage in shots over the Lions at 3-2.
LMU turned on the pressure early in the second half with a pair of shots on goal, the first coming from
Bastien Oberli in the 49th
minute and
Gerardo Lopez in the 56th
minute. The Lions didn't relent at trying to get the first score of the game as
Ronaldo Brown sent a shot on net in the 66th
minute and Lopez sent another ball on goal in the 68th
minute.
In the 88th
minute
Leo Zulli sent a shot on goal and in the waning minutes of the second half LMU got shots from
Duhaney Williams and
Steven Anderson but none of them found their mark in the back of the net.
The Lions outshot Portland in the overtime sessions 6-5 and for the game had the shot advantage 18-12 with six coming on goal to none for the Pilots. LMU also had the advantage in corner kicks 10-2 but none were able to produce a score for the Lions.
LMU returns to Sullivan Field for a three-game homestand starting with a match against San Diego scheduled for Sunday, March 21st
at 1:00 p.m.
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