By DONNY NADEAU
Saint Mary's Sports Information Director
 
NORTHFIELD, Minn. — A year ago, the Saint Mary's University women's soccer team snapped a 12-game losing streak against Carleton with a 3-2, double-overtime Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory.
 
Tuesday afternoon, the Cardinals were once again extended to a second OT against the Knights, this time earning a 1-1 conference tie at Carleton's Bell Field.
 
Carleton — coming off a 0-0, 2 OT stalemate against 20th-ranked St. Thomas on Saturday — certainly did not waste any time getting its offense revved up, scoring just 27 seconds into the first half on goal by Rainey Tilley.
 
The lead did not last long, however, as Cardinal sharpshooter Jordyn Matthews (Seattle, Wash.) pulled the Cardinals even in the 22nd minute, scoring her team- and conference-leading 13th goal of the season, off an assist from Sophia O'Neil (South Jordan, Utah).
 
With two goals in the game's first 22 minutes, it appeared as if the Cardinals and Knights were in for plenty of offensive fireworks.
 
The two teams' defenses, however, had other ideas.
 
Neither team could break the deadlock over the final 32 minutes of the first half … or in the 45-minute second half … or the two, 10-minute overtime periods, leaving Saint Mary's to settle for its first tie of the season.
 
Alexis Nguyen () — making her second consecutive start in goal for the Cardinals — finished with five saves, while Carleton's Jenna Roethler stopped four of Saint Mary's five shots on goal.
 
The Cardinals (0-6-1 MIAC, 6-6-1 overall) return home for Senior Day on Saturday, hosting Concordia in a 3:30 p.m. conference matchup at Ochrymowycz Field. The Knights (3-1-2 MIAC, 7-2-3 overall) take to the road on Saturday, traveling to St. Peter, Minn., for a 3:30 p.m. MIAC showdown against Gustavus.