The New York University women's soccer team played to a scoreless draw against the University of Scranton on a rainy Tuesday evening, September, 19, at Gaelic Park in Riverdale, NY.

NYU (3-2-1) dominated play in the opening half, outshooting Scranton (4-2-1) 11-2, but the Violets could not find the back of the net as the Royals' goalkeeper, Colleen Berry, made six saves in the first 45 minutes. Meghan Marhan, who was making her first-career start for NYU made a pair of saves in the opening half, including a big deflection over the net off a corner kick midway through the frame.

In the second half, the Violets outshot the Royals 6-3, but it was Scranton which had the best chance as one of its shots hit the post. Marhan made two more stops in the half to enter overtime with four on the evening. 

The Violets recorded the only shots on goal in extra time, forcing Berry to make a save in each overtime period. NYU also took three corner kicks in overtime, but was still unable to find a way to score as the game ended in a tie after 110 minutes of play.

Berry finished the evening with 10 saves, while Marhan made four to post her first-career shutout.

Alex Benedict led the Violets' offense with six shots, including five on target. Jamie Hreniuk was the Royals' shot leader, finishing the evening with two.

NOTABLES:

- The shutout was the Violets' fourth of the season and second in a row. 

- Four members of the NYU starting 11 were freshmen. Three other rookies also saw action as reserves for the Violets.

- This was the first-ever meeting between NYU and Scranton.

The Violets return to action on Saturday, September 23, when they host Farmingdale State College to wrap up their three-game homestand. Kickoff is slated for 5:00pm right back at Gaelic Park in Riverdale.