Box Score
SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos women's soccer team and UC Santa Cruz battled to a 1-1 tie on Friday at Mangrum Soccer Field.

Natalya Erbel scored in the 13^th minute to hand the Cougars a 1-0 lead, but UCSC answered with a second half goal. The two teams fought for two overtimes with no victor.

CSUSM (8-3-3) edged UCSC (7-6-1), 4-3, in total shots in a game lacking in dangerous offensive opportunities.
Sarah Hopper won a long ball in the box early on before laying it back to the edge of the box. Erbel cracked it one-time with her left foot, sneaking the shot inside the left post past the helpless goalkeeper.

The Banana Slugs nearly got one back 10 minutes later, but Erin Mulrooney sprinted in to clear Claire Atkinson's chip off the line.

“We got a great goal to go up. We need to be able to close those games out, though,” said CSUSM head coach Ron Pulvers. “We played hard and I was pleased with the effort.”

Three and a half minutes into the second frame, UCSC got one back. Drew Dowis found an unmarked Sam Li off a corner to make it 1-1.

Jessica Wilds had an opportunity late in regulation, but her volley off Brianne Searl's long service was high and wide.

The Cougars' final opportunity came with 30 seconds left in the second overtime off a free kick. Searl played a high-arching ball that gave the Slugs' keeper trouble, but it deflected off the crossbar.