SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The Rogers State women's soccer team played to a 0-0 draw at St. Mary's on Thursday (Sept. 20) night at Sigma Beta Chi Field.
The Hillcats (5-1-1, 2-0-1) stayed unbeaten to start Heartland Conference play this season and extended its unbeaten streak in league action to 11-straight games dating back to the 2017 season.
RSU and StMU each had opportunities to net goals with a total of 13 shots on goal, but both goalkeepers kept the game scoreless through the 90 minutes of regulation and two 10-minute overtime periods.
Senior goalkeeper
Taylor Sargent, who was named the Heartland Conference Defensive Player of the Week for the second straight week on Monday, totaled seven saves for her fifth shutout this season. She currently has gone 317 minutes without allowing a goal after her third straight clean sheet.
The Hillcats jumped on the Rattlers early with four shots in the first 11 minutes of the contest, including three that forced StMU's goalkeeper Cameron Koener to make saves. However, after the first 11 minutes, RSU tallied only one shot for the rest of the first half.
In the second half and overtime, the Cats again had some early chances, but faded later with only one shot on target in the final 53 minutes of the game.
The navy and red held a slight 16-13 edge in shots for the 110 minutes. The Rattlers, however, registered seven shots on goal compared to six from RSU.
Melissa Cardenas and
Maggie Brown each totaled four shots for the Cats.
Hannah Mushisky added three shots.
The Hillcats end their five-game road trip at Texas A&M International on Saturday (Sept. 22) at 1 p.m. in Laredo, Texas. Live stats and video streaming will be available.