DELAND, FLA – The Jacksonville University women's soccer team traveled to DeLand, Fla to face off against Stetson on Thursday night. The Dolphins (0-8-3) battled with the Hatters for a full 110 minutes of play but ended in a scoreless tie.
 
Senior Kristian Shores, who is recognized as the Hodges Mazda Player Of The Game started in goal for the Dolphins in her third consecutive appearance. Shores made 10 saves on the evening. As a team, the Dolphins rank ninth in the NCAA for saves per game at 7.50.

"Our goalkeeper Kristian came up big tonight and helped us secure the time. It was a total team effort and I am proud of the fact that we make it difficult for teams to score goals," commented Head Coach Laura Busby. 
 
JU recorded a total of three shots on goal in the first 45 minutes.  Junior forward Emma Vasquez recorded her the first shot in the 13^th minute. Senior midfielder Kacie Patterson fired the second in the 23^rd minute and in the 40^th minute freshman defender Rachel Walters took a shot that went wide.  Jacksonville entered halftime knotted with Stetson in a scoreless game.
 
After halftime JU returned to the field with a sense of urgency to score first and recorded six more shots on goal.
 
Freshman forward Olivia Abdallah took the first shot of the second half in the 53^rd minute of play but the ball went high over the hands off the Stetson keeper. Not too long after in the 57^th and 58^th minute senior forward Danielle Henry and senior midfielder Maya Fisher each attempted to earn the go-ahead goal for JU. Fisher returned in the 78^th minute of play with a shot that landed right in the hands off the Stetson keeper. Freshman Shelby Brim closed out attempts in regulation for JU in the 78^th minute with a powerful shot that went wide.
 
Shores was able to block five shots from Stetson in the first overtime to secure another opportunity for JU as the game headed into a second overtime. Fisher and junior midfielder Lauren Caffee both fired shots in the final seconds of play in a last attempt to win the game for Jacksonville. After a full 110 minutes Jacksonville and Stetson ended in a scoreless tie. 

 "We'll continue to work on our ability to commit numbers forward and capitalize on our chances. We are looking forward to the next opportunity we have to earn a win on Sunday," Busby added. 
 
The Dolphins will round out this pair of road games on Sunday afternoon when they visit Fort Meyers to face Florida Gulf Coast University.