Lynden and Sehome girls soccer were evenly matched in a 3-3 tie Tuesday, Oct. 15 during a Northwest Conference tilt at Bender Fields in Lynden.
After the tie, the Lions (11-0-1) hold the top spot in the league standings with three regular-season games remaining, while Sehome (9-1-2) has a half-game lead on Bellingham for second place.
Sehome looked to make a push for the league lead by making a statement early in the game. Mariners’ Vivian Moss crossed the ball to Kylie Ivcevic for the first shot on goal in the 4th minute.
Gallery: Lynden, Sehome girls soccer battle to 3-3 tie
The Mariners kept the ball in the attacking third of the field until they scored in the 17th minute when Triya Mitchell crossed a corner kick to Keira Reeves for a header. It was the first time this season Lynden has trailed in a game.
Both offenses took over the game for the next five minutes as Lynden’s Evelyn Saldivar assisted Meg Clarke for the equalizer in the 20th minute and Morgyn Heutink scored from a rebound on Saldivar’s shot for a 2-1 Lynden lead.
Sehome tied the match in the 27th minute when Amaia Reid marched down the right sideline and fired a shot into the upper left corner of the net to make it 2-2.
Both teams had a few more attempts but failed to score until the second half. In the second half, Lynden took the lead again. Saldivar snuck past a few defenders and scored on a breakaway in the 53rd minute.
Nearly 10 minutes later, a Sehome player was fouled near midfield. As all the players filled the Lynden 18-yard box, Ivcevic fired a ball from midfield onto the net. Ella Perry ran past the defenders and volleyed the ball into the goal for the 3-3 tie.
Sehome had the final opportunity in the 72nd minute when Mitchell took another free kick, but Lynden’s Allyson Bartlett saved the shot to end the match with a draw.
Lynden will continue its tough end-of-season schedule with a road game at Ferndale at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17. Sehome will host Blaine on the same day and time.
Nick Zeller-Singh is CDN's sports reporter; reach him at nickzellersingh@cascadiadaily.com; 360-922-3090 ext. 104.
