CONWAY - Hendrix played Dallas to a 1-1 draw Sunday afternoon at Warrior Soccer Field. The Warriors finished with a 10-7 shot advantage and put six shots on goal, one more than Dallas, but were unable to find a winner.
Grace Sandoval scored the Warriors' goal and finished with two shots, including one on goal.
Sofia Fennelly recorded the assist and put her lone shot on frame.
Kennedy Lewis played all 90 minutes in goal and made four saves.
Nina Smith added two shots, including one on goal.
Up next, the Warriors travel to Longview, Texas, to face LeTourneau University on Friday, Oct. 9.
Sandoval put the Warriors ahead in the first half, scoring just eight minutes into the half on a tap-in off a cross in from Fennelly to give Hendrix an early 1-0 advantage. Lewis helped preserve it by saving a Dallas shot at 19:20, and the Warriors defended three Dallas corners over the next three-plus minutes without conceding. Smith and
Chloe Peters each put shots on goal later in the half, and the Warriors took the 1-0 lead into halftime.
The Warriors generated a sustained second-half stretch from 50:47 through 67:52, taking six shots and earning three corner kicks with the score at 1-0, but could not add a goal. Dallas tied the match at 1-1 on Mary Herrera's goal at 69:27. The Warriors pushed after the equalizer with corner kicks at 79:48 and 83:31 and a
Lauren Humiston shot at 84:09. The Crusaders had a late opportunity for a winner, but were denied by a spectacular save from Lewis to preserve the draw for the Warriors.
The draw leaves at Hendrix at 1-5-2 and 0-0-1 in the SCAC. They will host LeTourneau on Friday for an evening kick-off at Warrior Soccer Field.
