CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The Coe College women's soccer team drew 2-2 with Simpson College on Wednesday evening at Clark Field. Despite trailing 2-0 after 45 minutes, the Kohawks battled back with two goals in the second half to get the result. The tie moves Coe to 5-5-2 on the season and 0-2-1 in the American Rivers Conference.
 
The Storm opened the scoring in the ninth minute as Baileigh Nagy found Megan Roberts who finished the chance putting Coe down 1-0. Roberts notched her second goal of the evening in the 26th minute striking from just inside the penalty area to put Simpson ahead 2-0. Coe had a few chances to halve the deficit including back-to-back corners but the score remained 2-0 after one half.
 
The Kohawks opened the second half with purpose recording four shots within the first 10 minutes of play. Morgan Petsche cashed in on the chances for Coe in the 56th minute, scoring her fifth goal of the season. Coach Prunty's squad continued to apply pressure and struck just 13 minutes later as Sydney Schroder notched her fifth goal of the season to tie the game at two. Both teams had chances to break the tie over the final 20-plus minutes of play but neither team could find the finishing touch.
 
Coe continued to battle in the overtime periods despite a red card late in the second half. The Kohawks recorded three shots during extra time but were unable to pick up the winning goal.
 
Next Up: The Kohawks will continue the conference schedule on October 15 when they host Nebraska Wesleyan at 5:00 p.m.
 
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