WEATHERFORD – SWOSU soccer played a Great American Conference game against East Central on Thursday night. A second half header goal from the Tigers ended the game in a 1-1 tie. The game was originally scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, but was rescheduled due to rain.
 
SWOSU's GAC record goes to 1-2-2 for the 2023 season. Their next match will be on October 11 against Northwestern Oklahoma State in Weatherford at 3:00 pm. The Dawgs look to extend their 17 game unbeaten streak against the Rangers.
 
SWOSU controlled the ball in the first half. They got better looks at the goal than the Tigers, but were unable to connect until almost halftime. Hannah Guiterrez got a shot on goal off after a blocked SWOSU shot. The ECU goalie deflected the ball for a great save and it rolled right into the foot of Elvira Gunnarsson to put the Dawgs in the lead. SWOSU took this advantage into the break as the 41' goal was the only one of the half.
 
The shadows grew longer on the field as the sun began to set in the west in the second half. It started slowly for ECU, taking nearly 10 minutes to record a shot, but they capitalized on their first corner kick of the game. The ball lofted into the box where an ECU attacker leapt through the air to head the game neutralizing goal in. The scoring ceased there, as more fouls than shots were recorded from this goal until the end of the game.
 
The two teams finished with the same number of shots on goal even though SWOSU out shot ECU by eight total shots. Gunnarsson gets her second goal of the year in only 34 minutes off the bench. Ruth Vasquez took close to a third of the SWOSU shots in the game with six total and two shots on goal.