Colorado College (13-2-2, 8-0-1) and Texas Lutheran (5-8-4, 3-2-4) played to a 1-1 tie Sunday. The Tigers withstood four Texas Lutheran attacking actions from 69:24 to 81:07 without conceding, keeping the margin at 1-0 before finishing level.
First half
- The Tigers created the first chances, with
Jack Hilliard sending a shot left at 1:55 before a corner kick at 9:30.
- The Tigers added another look when
Whit Hynes took a shot at 16:51, followed by a corner kick at 17:01.
- Texas Lutheran took four shots from 26:12 to 31:25, but
Spencer Besselaar saved the first two attempts and the next two went wide.
- Neither team scored before halftime.
Second half
- After an early Tigers corner and a Besselaar save on Jesus Carrillo, Hilliard put the Tigers ahead 1-0 at 52:16 off an assist from Emmet Enriquez.
- Texas Lutheran came back with two shots at 56:31 and 56:35, then the Tigers earned a 57:41 corner, a
Zeke Lubin shot and a
Teddy Opler effort saved by Ernesto Avila at 61:57.
- In a back-and-forth middle stretch, Besselaar saved Luis Briseno at 63:31, the Tigers had a Hilliard shot at 68:27, Besselaar stopped Carson Alldredge at 71:31, and the Tigers followed with an Opler shot, a corner and another Opler attempt saved at 75:27.
- Texas Lutheran tied the match 1-1 at 81:42 on Briseno's goal, then added an Evan Pacheco shot and an 88:13 corner before the match finished 1-1.
Hilliard scored the Tigers' goal and finished with three shots. Emmet Enriquez added an assist. Opler put two of his three shots on goal. Besselaar made six saves over 90 minutes.
The Tigers are 13-2-2 overall and 8-0-1 in conference play. Texas Lutheran is 5-8-4 overall and 3-2-4 in conference play.
Up next, the Tigers host the SCAC Championships on Thursday, Nov. 5, in Round Rock, Texas.
