ALVA, Okla. — The Harding women's soccer team dominated possession and fired 21 shots Saturday morning, but the Lady Bisons were forced to settle for a 0-0 draw at Northwestern Oklahoma in Great American Conference action at the Alva Recreation Complex.
With the tie, Harding moved to 7-4-3 overall and 6-1-2 in GAC play, while the host Rangers shifted to 7-5-3 overall and 3-4-2 in league competition.
Harding controlled the tempo throughout the contest, unleashing 16 shots in the second half alone after tallying five in the opening 45 minutes. The Lady Bisons put 10 shots on target, but Northwestern Oklahoma goalkeeper Taylor Annen turned away every attempt to keep Harding off the scoreboard.
Katie Jones paced the Lady Bisons' attack with five shots, including two on frame. Kloey Fullerton added four shots, while Gabie Eddins and Norah Neely produced three attempts apiece. In the 63rd minute, Harding generated consecutive scoring chances in rapid succession when Annen made back-to-back saves against Eddins and Fullerton to keep the match level. Annen finished the day with 10 saves.
Defensively, Harding goalkeeper Maysa Willis recorded three saves over the full 90 minutes. Willis stopped first-half strikes from Jenna Mills and Alyssa Hotze, then denied Katy Jo Werner in the 62nd minute on Northwestern Oklahoma's lone shot on goal after halftime.
Harding held an overall advantage in shots (21-5), shots on goal (10-3), and corner kicks (6-4), while controlling 53% of the match possession. Neither team received a yellow or red card across 90 minutes of play.
The Lady Bisons will be back in action Wednesday when it travels to Arkadelphia, Arkansas to take on Ouachita Baptist at 3 p.m.
