NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State women's soccer team outshot Drake, 18-17, in a scoreless draw on Sunday afternoon at Adelaide Street Field in ISU's final regular season home match of the season.
Fifth-year senior Sarah LaFayette, who had her 60th-minute shot from 10 yards out roll just wide of the far post, led the Redbirds (4-10-2 overall, 2-3-2 Missouri Valley Conference) with five shots.
Drake moves to 6-5-5 overall and 1-2-3 in the MVC.
Sophomore Hannah Bradley-Leon had perhaps the best chance of the match but her header from eight yards out in the 97th minute was turned away by Drake's diving goalkeeper.
Redshirt junior Priya Gillan posted six saves in her third shutout of the season and the 166th in Redbird history.
The match is Illinois State's first scoreless draw since 2017 and the 12th in program history.
The 'Birds play October 22 at Indiana State in their regular season finale. MVC Tournament seeding is still up in the air as six teams qualify with the top two seeds receiving a bye into the MVC Semifinals. The Redbirds are tied for fourth in points but are one of two teams in the conference to have already played seven conference matches.
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