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Davidson College
0-1-2
Florida Gulf Coast
1-1-1
Locke, Defense Guide Wildcats to Tie at FGCU
8/30/2013 10:37:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Gavin McFarlin - Assistant SID
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FORT MYERS, Fla. – Junior goalkeeper Rachel Locke made key clutch saves in the second half and overtime, while the rest of the Wildcat defense in front of her played superbly for another 110 minutes as Davidson played to a scoreless draw at Florida Gulf Coast in the first day of the Embassy Suite Classic Friday evening in women's soccer at the FGCU Soccer Complex.
Davidson (0-1-2) played to its second straight draw after holding Coastal Carolina scoreless last Sunday. FGCU, favored to repeat as Atlantic Sun champs, moved to 1-1-1.
Despite being pressured most of the second half and into overtime, Locke and her teammates held strong and never backed down.
Locke played one of her best games as a Wildcat, registering a career-high 10 saves and picking up her 10th career shutout. None of those saves were bigger then three monster ones she had late in the second half, including a penalty kick save in the 75th minute, which helped the 'Cats push the game to overtime.
After a penalty by Davidson in the box, FGCU lined up for a PK. The shot went to the right post and Locke read it perfectly, swatting it away, then blocked another shot on the rebound as the ball went out of bounds for a corner. The 'Cats defense took care of the rest, clearing the ball out off the corner.
Locke's third big save came in the 89th minute with a diving save to keep the game scoreless. She added two in the second overtime, punching the ball away on both shot attempts.
After not getting much on offense in the first half, Davidson had a couple of solid looks in the second half, but saw FGCU fend them off. Julia Singley had a shot from the far side blocked by the Eagle's Brittany Brown on a diving stop. The Wildcats were unable to convert anything on their corner kick.
Three minutes later in the 69th minute, Rachel Stelter ripped a free kick just outside the 18-yard box that went to the left of the post.
Fellow classmate Stephanie Piperno had a good look on a shot in overtime, ripping the ball about 22 yards out that went to the right side.
The Eagles held a 30-10 shot advantage, while getting nine corner kicks to Davidson's two.
The Wildcats close out the Embassy Suite Classic Sunday at 10:30 a.m. against Florida Atlantic, which dropped a 3-1 decision to Mississippi State in the first game of the day. It will be the first matchup between both schools.
