LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Ga. - Covenant welcomed conference rival Maryville to Scotland yard for its second CCS match of the year. In a match that could've gone either way at the end, Covenant settled for a tie with Maryville.
Final: Covenant 1, Maryville 1
Records: Covenant (1-1-4, 1-0-1 CCS), Maryville (4-1-3, 0-0-1 CCS)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- A handball on Maryville inside the opening seven minutes gave Covenant a penalty kick.
- Leah Marr made no mistake with the opportunity by putting the ball into the right of the net.
- Lucy Sandhoff made her first save of the night in the 24th minute keeping a shot at the bottom left of the goal from going in.
- Maryville had three corner kick opportunities in a span of five minutes, but could not capitalize with a goal.
- At the half, Covenant had outshot Maryville 6-4
- Sierra Lee tied the match for Maryville with a right-footed strike off a pass across the box from Hannah Smoot in the 55th minute
- In the 77th minute, Smoot hit the crossbar on a breakaway chance for Maryville.
- Marr had a free kick from just outside the box that grazed the woodwork in the 85th minute, but somehow did not go in.
- A few minutes later, from way out, Marr had another free kick with this one just going over the top of the net.
GAME NOTES:
- Covenant moves to 5-15-2 all-time against Maryville.
- Covenant had a 15-11 advantage on shots and had nine on goal.
- Corner kicks were 7-2 in favor of Maryville.
- Each team committed seven fouls.
- Marr's goal was the 10th of her career.
UP NEXT: Covenant welcomes Asbury to Lookout Mountain on Saturday for a nonconference game at 1 p.m.
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