ST. LOUIS – After falling into a 2-0 hole in the first half, Maryville women's soccer battled back in the second with a pair of goals to tie the University of Missouri – St. Louis on Friday evening. Molly Krispin began the Saints' comeback with a goal at 60:55 and Lexi Gentry scored the equalizer with less than two minutes remaining.
 
The tie with the Tritons pushes Maryville's record to 5-0-5 (20 points) in Great Lakes Valley Conference play to put them in a tie for second place. Additionally, they are now 7-2-5 overall and 5-2-2 in home games.
 
UMSL started quickly with an early 11th-minute goal from Jalyn Richardson. Cammie Robinson doubled their lead three minutes before halftime to put the Saints in a 2-0 deficit heading into the break.
 
The Tritons continued to pressure with a shot on Saints goalkeeper Katie Nash at 52:48, still riding the last half's momentum. Maryville, however, put fresh legs on the field at 59:20 and the momentum shifted in a hurry.
 
The home team earned a corner kick at 59:34 and another one at 60:04. Still in the offensive zone, Lexi Gentry sent a ball into the box that pinballed around before getting punched away by the UMSL goalkeeper to a waiting Molly Krispin who netted her second goal of the year.
 
The resilient Saints continued to press with a shot on goal from Madison Canoy. Two minutes later, Gentry sent a rocket toward the goal and nearly tied the game on a ball that hit the crossbar and almost dropped behind the goal line.
 
Later in the second, with a few minutes remaining in the game, freshman Gina Catanzaro again hit the crossbar for the Saints. Erin Barnes found the loose ball and had a blocked shot find Gentry who buried the game-tying goal at 88:30.
 
The junior from San Diego, Calif., attempted to score the game-winner at 89:24 as well but missed out right before time expired on a 2-2 draw.
 
Next up for women's soccer is a Senior Day matchup against Missouri S&T on Sunday, Oct. 16. Kickoff is scheduled for noon at the Maryville Soccer Field.