Box Score (PDF)

THE RUNDOWN
DENVER – Senior Nicole Coetzer and freshman Avery Lewis both recorded scores in Midwestern State's 2-2 season-opening draw against Regis (Colo.) Thursday night at the Regis Match Pitch in Denver.
 
Coetzer recorded the first goal of the season for the Mustangs in the 27th minute with a header off a cross from senior Abbey Barnum to put MSU ahead 1-0.
 
A Regis score in the 39th minute evened the contest at halftime following a goal from Sade Akindele.
 
Lewis lifted the Maroon and Gold back in front in the 74th minute with her first career goal as a Mustang, finding the right corner of the net from 15 yards out for a 2-1 MSU advantage.
 
With just over three minutes remaining in regulation, a cross by Regis' Mickie Piechowski hit the right post and found the net to send the match into overtime tied at 2-2.
 
Junior keeper Courtney Burnette kept the Rangers from tallying the golden goal in the extra periods with four saves in the final 20 minutes of action.

NOTES
*Avery Lewis became the first freshman to score in a season opener since Mickey Brown did so in a 3-2 MSU win over No. 24 Truman State to open the 2010 season
*Courtney Burnette finished with double-digit saves for just the third time in her career and for the first time since the 2014 season with 11 in 110 minutes of action Thursday night
*Burnette's three double-figure save performances have all come in the state of Colorado
*Regis outshot the Mustangs 30-10 with a 13-6 edge in shots on goal
*Both teams recorded five corner kicks on the night
*Nicole Coetzer led Midwestern with four shots
*A total of seven Mustangs made their collegiate debuts Thursday – Hanna Mattinson, Sarah Stewart, Avery Lewis, Michaelann Greenfield, Raven Powell, Madison Davis and Adrianna Smith

STAT OF THE GAME
11 – Courtney Burnette recorded 11 saves on the evening, just one shy of her career high of 12 which she posted in her second-ever outing on Sept. 6, 2014 at Fort Lewis (Colo.) 

QUOTE OF THE GAME
"I thought we were tough, which at the end of the day is a really good quality. We learned a lot about ourselves and what needs to improve. We walked away with a result and that's important. We're not too satisfied with it, I think we felt we let one slip away from us." – Head coach Damian Clarke

UP NEXT
Midwestern State continues its season-opening four-match road swing Saturday with a noon kickoff against Colorado State-Pueblo at the Gonzales Soccer Stadium in Pueblo.