KENT, Ohio – The Toledo women's soccer team nearly pulled off a comeback win with two goals in the second half, but Kent State scored the game-tying goal with 23 seconds on the clock to end the match in a 2-2 draw at Kent on Sunday. 

"I feel for our team today," head coach TJ Buchholz said. "They did everything right to get a win and it didn't happen. Credit to Kent State for making a play at the end to tie it up. It is always hard to accept losing the lead at the end, but we did grab a point on the road. We have to build on that this week."

Kent State carried a 1-0 lead into halftime, until senior Morgan Otteson tied the game at the 72-minute mark from a pass by sophomore Mia Leonetti. With less than five minutes to play, the Rockets took their first lead of the game when Otteson took a shot from the side of the net and senior Madison Medalle connected on the rebound for the goal. Toledo looked like it was going to come away with its first MAC win, but Kent State's free kick turned into the tying goal with just 23 seconds left on the clock.

Goals and Key Moments

• 34'| GOAL Kent State's Siena Stambolich crossed the ball at the top of the box to Alisa Arthur who took a shot that went between two Toledo defenders and Toledo goalkeeper Karson Hill in the bottom left corner for the opening goal.
• 59'| Adele Stradling took a free kick for Toledo that connected with Madison Medalle for the equalizer, but the shot was deflected by KSU's goalkeeper Sarah Melen.
• 72'| GOAL Mia Leonetti stretched to pass the ball to Morgan Otteson who then shot the ball past KSU's Melen for the 1-1 equalizer goal in the bottom left corner of the net.
• 86'| GOAL Otteson took a shot from the side of the goal and Medalle waited in front of the net to knock it in off a rebound to give Toledo a 2-1 lead.
• 89'| GOAL KSU's Arthur took a free kick at midfield and Dalaney Ranallo redirected the ball that hit the goal post and fell into the back of the net to make it a 2-2 game.

Stats, Notes and Numbers

• Otteson's goal was her sixth this season and her assist was her first as a Rocket.
• Medalle's goal was her second this season to double her career total to four.
• Leonetti collected her first collegiate assist for the Rockets.
• The last time the Rockets and Golden Flashes met was in the quarterfinals of the 2021 Mid-American Conference Tournament, where KSU knocked out Toledo in the running for the title.

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Toledo has Ball State on its schedule in a 7:00 p.m. home match this Thursday, Oct. 6 at Paul Hotmer Field.