PULLMAN, Wash. – The Washington State women’s soccer team (9-5-2, 2-4-2) tied the Utah Utes (5-6-6, 1-4-3), 1-1, Sunday afternoon at Lower Soccer Field. WSU freshman Reagan Kotschau scored the Cougars’ equalizing goal with less than 10 minutes to play to give Wazzu the tie on Senior Day.
Washington State controlled the flow of the match throughout, putting up 22 total shots, 11 in each half, with eight opportunities on frame. The Utes finished with just eight shots and two shots on target. Cougar senior Aniah Cutler had the first chance on target in the 15th minute, when she beat her defender down the right flank. Cutler lined up a powerful shot from a tight angle, forcing the keeper to parry the shot away.
Fellow Cougar senior Margie Detrizio had a similar opportunity in the 31st minute, using her speed to create space for the shot. Detrizio blasted the shot right at the Utes’ keeper, who handled the fastball and kept things level through the first half.
Returning from the locker room, the Cougs looked poised to find the opener, before Utah exploited a counter-attack in the 53rd minute and found the opening goal. Uta’s Katie O’Kane finished with a low strike through traffic that beat WSU keeper Nadia Cooper to the ground.
WSU pressed forward, looking for the equalizer. Kotschau had a pair of headers early in the second half, finding space in the area to win aerial duels….
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