PITTSBURGH – Point Park battled to a 1-1 draw with MEC North leading Frostburg State on Saturday afternoon at Highmark Stadium.
Prior to Saturday's game, Point Park celebrated its 10 senior student-athletes with a pre-game ceremony. Point Park's 2024 seniors include goalkeeper
Gillian Bierhals, defender
Orsi Tatai, midfielder
Madison Spencer, midfielder
Lisa Schot, defender
Abigail Gnass, defender
Evelyn Andrews, defender
Alina Bigec, forward
Lucy Grehan-Bradley, forward
Vanessa Vazquez, and forward
Asha Mweene.
Point Park grabbed a 1-0 lead in the 43
rd minute on an unassisted goal by
Cara Spry. It was Spry's third goal of the season.
The Pioneers maintained the lead into the second half, until Frostburg State's Mollie Rebuck found the back of the net in the 76
th minute to tie the score at 1-1.
Frostburg State held a 21-9 advantage in total shots, but Point Park held a 5-4 advantage in shots on goal. The game also featured 16 corner kicks, 11 of which were awarded to Frostburg State.
In addition to Spry's goal,
Jurnee Durrett-Finney,
Alina Bigec,
Gillianne Stewardson and
Vanessa Vazquez also recorded on-target shots in the game.
Frederieke Rijlaarsdam played all 90 minutes in the Point Park goal and made three saves in the game. Frostburg goalkeeper Katie Sterne also made three saves in the game.
Point Park (2-8-5, 1-7-4 MEC) will now hit the road for two-straight games, beginning with a matchup against West Liberty on Wednesday evening on the hilltop. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m.