Junior defender Skye Finley lifted a game-tying score in the 87th minute to knot the University of Minnesota Duluth at 1-1 with St. Cloud State University as the two teams accepted a double overtime tie in their Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference opener on Tuesday night in St. Cloud.

Both teams got off to a slow start offensively in conference play with the first half remaining scoreless. UMD (1-2-1, 0-0-1 NSIC) received a promising effort from freshman goalekeeper Carlye Wright, who made eight stops against the Huskies (1-1-1, 0-0-1 NSIC) as both teams searched for offense throughout the night. As a team, UMD finished with 11 shots in regulation, including seven on-net, all stopped by St. Cloud junior 'keeper Brittany Plombon, until Finley, a junior transfer, scored the first goal of her Bulldog career--against her former team--with an assist from junior midfielder Marissa Ganske

Huskies freshman forward Maria Kass had netted the game's only goal to that point just as the clock ticked past 64 minutes into the contest, getting an assist from fellow freshman Maria Witte. The Bulldogs got an assist late in the game as a Huskies' attempt ricocheted off the top corner of the goal, but both goalkeepers were steady otherwise. UMD added a pair of shots in the extra period, including one stopped by Plombon. SCSU had three shots, one on-target, in overtime.

CORNER KICKS
Finley and sophomore forward Taylor Johnson led the Bulldogs with three shots each, while first-year midfielder Natalie St. Martin added a pair of shots on the bench ... Finley, Ganske, and junior forward Katie Peterson played nearly every minute for UMD with Finley actually acquiring that feat ... the Huskies finished with 18 shots, including 10 on-net, while the Bulldogs had 13 including eight on-target ... UMD is now 16-7-5 all-time against SCSU.

UP NEXT
The Bulldogs return home for their next four, beginning with an NSIC match-up against Minnesota State University Moorhead on Saturday. Opening kick is set for 1:00 p.m. at Malosky Stadium.