TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Carlie Jensen scored in the 89th minute to help guide Indiana State to a 1-1 draw against visiting Murray State on Sunday afternoon as the Sycamores closed out the 2023 regular season against the Racers.
 
With the tie, Indiana State (2-6-10, 1-4-5) saw their season come to an end as the Sycamores were unable to move past Evansville in the final Missouri Valley standings to secure a place in next week's MVC Championships.
 
Murray State took the 1-0 lead in the 65th minute as Mary Hardy received the pass in the box from Audrey Henry and Ava Roberson. Hardy's shot from eight yards out went upper right and into the net to give the Racers the one-goal advantage in the second half.
 
The Sycamores never stopped battling and it was fitting that the seniors put together the match-tying goal in the 89th minute. Alexa Mackey and Audrey Stephens set up Jensen inside the box and the senior put the tying goal at the 88:39 mark to knot the score up at 1-1.
 
Indiana State continued to press late with Katie Yankey battling for the ball near midfield in the closing seconds, but ISU was unable to get the ball into the offensive third for a game-winning attempt late in settling for the tie.
 
The Sycamores and Racers (5-8-5, 3-2-5) battled through a chippy first half as both teams played for the win on Sunday afternoon. Murray State posted five shots in the opening half, while the Sycamores were called for 10 fouls over a physical 45 minutes.
 
The match started to open up in the second half, but the physical play continued as the teams were called for a combined four yellow cards on the afternoon.
 
ISU goalkeeper Maddie Alexander posted a save in the 60th minute as the Racers provided a lot of traffic in the goal box, before Hardy scored Murray State's go-ahead goal in the 65th minute.
 
The Sycamores continued to battle with Maddie Helling putting two shots toward the net before ISU broke through in the 89th minute to tie the match.
 
Isabella Hunter and Chloe Tesny had two shots apiece to pace the Sycamore offense in addition to Jensen's goal. Caitlin Mullen also added a shot as ISU posted seven overall in the match.
 
Alexander wrapped up her ISU career with four saves giving her 246 career saves over her four-year career with the Sycamores. She finishes up fourth all-time in ISU history in career saves.
 
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