ADA, Okla. - The Crimson Storm hit the road to take on East Central for the second time this season. A tough battle in Ada left the Storm and Tigers in a gridlock of 1-1.

The Storm (8-3-3, 4-2-2 GAC) took the first match of the season from the Tigers (1-9-3, 1-3-3 GAC) in shutout fashion. SNU scored a late second-half goal thanks to Natalie Montanez looked to take their second match from East Central this season. The Storm were ultimately left to settle for a tie with East Central in Saturday afternoon's matchup. 

Defense was the name of the game to begin the match. Both the Tigers and the Storm struggled to get something going offensively. ECU was awarded a penalty kick in the 19th minute, scoring the first goal of the match. East Central tallied five shots while SNU tallied three. That would be all the offense in the first half giving the Tigers the lead of 1-0 going into halftime. 

The Storm needed to spark something in the second half and East Central did not make things easy for SNU. Bella Morgas continued to be a catalyst for SNU. Morgas used the 75th minute to score and tie the game on a Millie Butler assist. ECU and the Crimson Storm cranked up the defense to halt each other from scoring and taking a victory.

The Storm ended the match with 15 shots and the Tigers tallied 17. Gianna Bonnett continued to be a force at the net, collecting six saves on the match and allowed only one goal.

Next Up

The Storm will hit the road again to Arkadelphia, Arkansas to battle the Ouachita Tigers. Kick-off is set for Wednesday, October 25 at 3:00 p.m.