FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- It was a defensive struggle that saw each team have multiple offensive chances, but every time the defense stepped up and made big plays to force a scoreless draw in college soccer action on a warm and windy afternoon between Indiana State and Purdue-Fort Wayne. The match was played at Indiana Tech's Warrior Athletic Field after heavy rains on Thursday and Friday at Purdue Fort Wayne's on campus facility made that surface unplayable.

The Sycamores moved to 0-1-1 on the season after the draw while Purdue-Fort Wayne now has the same mark at 0-1-1. ISU had won four in a row over the Mastodons and are now 2-1-2 all-time in Fort Wayne.

The entire defense played well but was paced by goalkeeper Hannah Sullivan who tied a career high with six saves. She also had six saves twice last season -- against both Eastern Illinois and Purdue. Sullivan played the entire 110 minutes and stopped every shot she faced. 

All of her saves were big in a scoreless draw, but she preserved the tie with a save in the 107th minute off a shot by PFW's Deanna Hecht. She also posted another key save in the 87th minute as the two teams were looking to move ahead in the waning moments of overtime. Kayla Wisniewski, who entered the match as the Mastodon's leading scorer, tried to find the back of the net but found the talented goalkeeper in her way. 

Another pivotal moment came in the 56th and 57th minutes when Sullivan made a save to momentarily stop a Mastodon shot on goal and then they had two more great looks which were off the mark to keep the match scoreless.

Katie Wells led the offensive charge with three shots on goal. Alina Steffen added a shot on goal as well as the Sycamores managed to get four good looks at the goal themselves in the contest. Steffen's shot on goal came during an offensive surge in the 59th minute but was stopped by PFW's goalie Lorah Pund.

Alise Emser recorded a shot in the 91st minute early in the first overtime which was blocked by the Mastodon defense. 

Wells opened the second half with her third shot on goal in the match. She had two looks as well early in the match.

The Mastodons held a 13-6 edge in shots, including a 6-4 advantage in shots on goal. Purdue Fort Wayne had seven corner kicks on the match.

Indiana State returns to action on Friday, August 24 when they travel to SIU Edwardsville for an 8 pm (ET) match.

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