ECU Remains Undefeated in 0-0 Draw with ODU

Sunday, September 3

Greenville, N.C.

5:00 p.m.

East Carolina University

4-0-1

Old Dominion

2-2-1

OT 3

OT 4

ODU

ECU

Photo by: Savanna Elkins

September 03, 2017 | Soccer

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GREENVILLE, N.C. – ECU's defense shut down an aggressively attacking Old Dominion team to claim a 0-0 double overtime draw Sunday night. The Pirates remain undefeated through the first five matches of the season for the first time in program history. ODU moves to 2-2-1 overall and snaps a two-game losing streak with the tie.

ECU faced a season-high 18 shots with goalkeeper Michelle Newhouse making a career-high seven saves. The Pirates edged the Monarchs 9-7 in corner kicks while ODU had a 7-5 advantage in shots on goal.

Courtney Cash led the team with three shots, two on goal, while nine different Pirates recorded a shot in the match.

ECU improves to 9-10 against Old Dominion and is now 6-1-1 at home against the Monarchs. The Pirates remain undefeated in Greenville against ODU under the direction of head coach Rob Donnenwirth and are 7-6-1 since he took over the program.

Team Records
ECU (4-0-1), Old Dominion (2-2-1)

Donnenwirth's Thoughts
"They are a good team and they have a really good system of play that really made it difficult. They've got a lot of numbers in the midfield so they could play around us at times. Their forwards are so good that we really couldn't sacrifice putting another back forward so in the end they might have gotten a few great looks. I know their Dutch kid [Iris Achterhof] is really good. And the first half I thought was a little bit rough for us at times but the one thing that I thought was huge for us in this game is they didn't have a game all week and we had that Thursday game. I can tell our legs weren't quite there at times when they were pretty fresh. In the end, I am really proud of how the team just gutted it out. It was one of those gut it out, grind games and maybe at times they had some of the better play but in the end it was a game that could have went either way. I think in the very end we started getting some shots and some corners and had some momentum going. In the first half, they made us really work, and I give our girls a lot of credit."

News and Notes

The Pirates improve to 4-0-1 marking the first time in program history they have been undefeated through the first five matches
ECU is one win away from tying last season's win total of five
Michelle Newhouse improves to 3-0-1 in goal and has a 0.24 goals against average in 380 minutes between the pipes
The Pirates have not allowed a goal in the last 293 minutes

Up Next
ECU hits the road for a two-match stretch against inner-state rivals NC State and Charlotte. The Pirates will travel to Raleigh for a 7 p.m. match against the Wolfpack on Thursday and will face Charlotte at 1 p.m. on Sunday.