Fort Hays State freshman forward Kylie Watson delivered FHSU Women’s Soccer to its first victory of the season with a goal in the first overtime period to break a scoreless tie with CSU-Pueblo. She found the net with 5:16 remaining in the extra period on a pass from Jordan Hester. FHSU moved to 1-1 on the year with the victory.

Watson’s goal was the first of the season for the Lady Tigers after falling 1-0 in their opener two days earlier at UC-Colorado Springs.

The Tigers finally broke through on their 31st shot of the match. Ten of their shots in the match were saved by CSU-Pueblo goalkeeper Savannah Thompson. FHSU outshot CSU-Pueblo by 16, 31-15.

Nicole Barnaba picked up the shutout win for the Tigers in goal playing the entire match. She had five saves on the day, which included four in the second half. Opponents have yet to score on either FHSU keeper this season, since the Lady Tigers lost by striking the ball into their own net on the only goal scored in the match with UC-Colorado Springs. That gave Rachael Schaad a tough-luck loss on Friday.

The Lady Tigers return home for their first home match of the season against McPherson College on Wednesday at 7 pm. That will be the start of a four-match home stand for FHSU. The Lady Tigers play two more non-conference matches before starting MIAA play with defending conference champ Central Missouri on September 14.

– FHSU Sports Information –