LAKELAND, Fla.- Despite being up two goals at halftime, Southeastern women's soccer battled to a 2-2 draw with the No. 6 ranked Bees of SCAD-Savannah to finish as the Sun Conference regular season runner-up.
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Southeastern outshot the Bees 8-5 in the first half, taking a 1-0 lead 15 minutes into the contest after Makayla Peddycourt finished her third goal of the season to the near post off a loose ball.
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In the 40
th minute,
Danniane Arboleda crossed the ball from the right wing, connecting with
Viktoria Lederer for a header goal to the near post and 2-0 Fire lead.
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In the second half, the Fire conceded two goals to the top goal-scorer in the SUN, Sydney Chura, the first one coming 40 seconds into the half after a breakaway run down the middle of the field and shot to far post.
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Chura recorded her 16
th of the season in the 70
th minute to tie the contest and secure her team the regular season conference title.
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Micaela Owen concluded the contest with six saves.
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Southeastern will enter next week's SUN Tournament as the two-seed and will get a bye to the semifinal contest on Tuesday, November 7
th.