DOVER, Del.- The Mighty Mac women's soccer team (4-8-1, 1-2-1) got into an offensive shootout on Wednesday night down at Wesley (8-3-2, 3-1-1) as they looked to improve their position in the Atlantic East, and the Macs saw a late two-goal lead erased by the Wolverines in a 4-4 draw.
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Sophomore
Miranda Rojas scored twice, sophomore
Taylor Bracy scored once, and senior
Morgan McDonough added her second of the season.Â
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With two games left on the conference schedule, the Macs are in a tie for fourth and can clinch a playoff spot with a win in one of those two games, or a loss by Gwynedd Mercy.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-Rojas scored her first of two tallies of the night as she stole the ball off a failed clear and took the shot to put the Macs up 1-0 in the 22
nd minute
-The Wolverines responded in the 27
th minute to tie it, but Bracy scored her first of the season off a great pass by
Carly Quigley to give the Macs a 2-1 lead heading to the second half
-Wesley again tied the game early on in the 48
th minute as the teams went back-and-forth
-Rojas netted her second of the night in the 61
st minute off another failed clear and McDonough scored her second of the season off a rebound to give the Mighty Macs a 4-2 lead with 6:24 left in the game
-Wesley got a big goal less than a minute later and then tied it with 2:14 to go
-Neither team was able to get the winner in overtime as they played to a draw
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TEAM COMPARISON
-Immaculata held a 22-17 advantage in shots through regulation, but the Wolverines outshot IU, 9-1, in the overtime periods
-Each team had three corners
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IU LEADERS
-Goals: Rojas 2 (3), Bracy (1), McDonough (2)
-Assists: Carly Quigley (1)
-Points: Rojas 4 (5), Bracy 2 (2), McDonough 2 (5)
-Shots: Carrie Quigley 7, Rudd 4, McDonough 3, Welsh 3
-Saves: Freshman
Maddy Terry made 13 stops in the cage
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UP NEXT
The Mighty Macs will travel to Neumann on Saturday in another key Atlantic East matchup.