BATESVILLE,
Ark. -- The Lyon College Pipers and the Lindenwood Lady
Lions battled to a 1-1 tie Friday in the Pipers' last
nonconference tune-up before TranSouth Conference play
begins next week.
Lyon's
record settled at 3-3-1 overall before next Tuesday's
showdown with TranSouth foe Union University. Lindenwood
goes to 2-1-2 overall.
Lindenwood's Betsy Lewis scored the first goal of the
game with a header off a Lydia Elking corner kick in the
seventh minute to give the Lady Lions a 1-0 advantage
Junior
Aurora Alba returned fire for the Pipers in the 45th
minute when her goal found the net off an assist from
freshman Kaelli Broomfield. The goal was Alba's first of
the season and the third of her Lyon College career.
Neither
team found the net in the second half as Pipers' goal
keeper Rita Brown and Lindenwood's Kristen Priest
stonewalled each team's respective offenses. Brown
(0-1-1) finished with 10 saves in the game, while Priest
notched seven.
