Sun Devil soccer plays No. 5 Stanford to a 0-0 tie

October 28, 2007

TEMPE, Ariz. - In the final home match of the regular season, the Arizona State women's soccer team tied No. 5 Stanford, 0-0, in double overtime. The Sun Devils are now 3-2-1 in the Pac-10 and 9-7-1 overall while the Cardinal is 2-1-2 in the Pac-10 and 11-2-3 on the season.<separator></separator>"We played very well against a very good team," said ASU head coach <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/boyd_kevin00.html">Kev… Boyd</a>. "We came out and matched them head to head. This was a dead even game. Both teams had their chances but were unable to get a goal. Our 8-3 advantage in corner kicks gives an idea of how we were attacking out there."<separator></separator>At the half both teams were even in shots (5), saves (1) and fouls (7), while the Sun Devils held a 5-2 advantage on corner kicks.<separator></separator>Without either team putting one in the net during regulation, the game went into a pair of extra 10-minute stanzas. ASU had several opportunities in both overtime periods (out shot Stanford 5-1) but was unable to get the goal that would have given it the win.<separator></separator>ASU sophomore goalkeeper <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/silvestri_briana00.htm… Silvestri</a> had three saves in the match, which was the final home game for ASU seniors <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/crane_courtney00.html"… Crane</a>, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/felts_kyleyn00.html">K… Felts</a>, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/kezer_lara00.html">Lara Kezer</a>, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/niblett_lauren00.html"… Niblett</a> and <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/oldenkamp_alissa00.htm… Oldenkamp.</a><separator></separator> Up next, the Sun Devils travel to Los Angeles to face top-ranked UCLA on Friday, Nov. 2. Game time is set for 7 p.m. PT from Drake Stadium.