Vanessa DiNardo and Ashley Barron scored goals in the final non-conference road match
The University of Cincinnati women's soccer team battled to a 2-2 draw at Western Michigan on Thursday.
With the draw, the Bearcats move to 3-1-3, 0-0-0 AAC on the season.
Cincinnati got on the board first in the 16th minute when Megan Smith played a corner attempt into the six-yard frame that found the head of Ashley Barron for her second goal of the season. The assist is the second for Smith, who has recorded a team-high five points through seven matches.
Western Michigan responded twice over a three-minute span midway through the first half as Reagan Wisser collected a cleared corner attempt right inside the box and fired a shot through left side of the frame in the 28th minute. The Broncos added another in the 31st minute as a long ball from Claudia Schilling cleared the backline and found Wisser once more, who headed it in to record the brace and secure the 2-1 advantage at half.
Despite the deficit, the Bearcats outshot their opponent 7-2 and held a 5-1 advantage in corner kicks at the break. The two goals by Wisser are the only first-half goals allowed by Cincinnati this season.
Cincinnati leveled the match in the 81st minute when Lauren Bastian controlled a touch in the final third and sent a clean pass into the center of the box that was handled by Vanessa DiNardo, who then took advantage of the one-on-one with the goalkeeper and tapped home the equalizing goal.
Anna Rexford added a pair of second half saves to extend her total to 17 through seven matches.
Cincinnati will close out their non-conference schedule at home with Senior Day against Morehead State on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.
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