Box Score Columbia, Mo. - The Cougar women's soccer team tied 11^th-ranked Kansas Wesleyan University 1-1 on Sunday afternoon at R. Marvin Owens Soccer Stadium. With the tie, both teams move to 1-0-1 to begin the season.

Senior Rylee Bruhn got Columbia on the board midway through the first period with a goal off a corner kick from Stephanie Hale at the 23:24 mark. The Cougars got their chance to go up by two goals with less than five minutes to play in the half when Sandra Mendonca pulled the keeper out of the box, but her shot hit the right goalpost leaving Columbia with a one goal advantage at the halftime break. Kansas Wesleyan outshot the Cougars 4-2 in the frame.

The Coyotes would pull even less than ten minutes into the second period as Evelyn De La Rosa snuck behind the Columbia defense to tie the contest. Despite a handful of opportunities for each squad down the stretch, neither team could break the tie over the remainder of regulation.

Following a scoreless first ten minutes of extra play, Kansas Wesleyan narrowly missed a pair of game-winning opportunities in the second overtime as goalkeeper Erica Ramirez came up with two critical saves. Both sides would threaten over the final minutes, but each defense held to force the 1-1 draw.

The Coyotes outshot the Cougars 13 (5 on-goal) to 8 (2 on-goal) for the match, including 7-1 in extra time. Ramirez picked up the tie in goal for Columbia after posting four saves on the afternoon.

The Cougars will be back in action tomorrow when they travel to 23^rd-ranked Baker (Kan.) University. Match time is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. in Baldwin City, Kan. and can be watched live by visiting the Cougar women's schedule page.