Red Devils Battle to Tie with Lyon

EUREKA, Ill. – The Eureka women's soccer team battled to a 1-1 draw against Lyon on Thursday night, with goalkeeper Naitzy Garcia (Mendota, Ill./Mendota) making a crucial penalty save in the 85th minute to preserve the tie.

Eureka (3-7-1, 0-3-1 SLIAC) took the lead in the 28th minute when Brianna Murphy (Grand Blanc, Mich./Powers Catholic) scored directly off a free kick to open the scoring.

Lyon (2-6-1, 0-2-1 SLIAC) found the equalizer in the 65th minute as Zoe Papazoglou finished to level the game at 1-1.

The Scots continued generating scoring chances down the stretch, but the Red Devils held strong to keep the score level and walk away with a draw.

Garcia was outstanding in goal for the Red Devils, recording 11 saves, including a massive stop on a penalty kick in the closing minutes to keep the match level. Eureka was outshot 29-2 overall but held firm defensively to earn the draw.

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The Red Devils will return to action on Saturday, hosting Spalding at 12:15 p.m. at McKinzie Field.