GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - The Green Bay women's soccer team (1-1-1) showed no fear as it battled Iowa State (2-0-1) to a 0-0 tie Friday night at Santaga Stadium.

"I know it goes down as a tie but it was just a really good performance by our players," Phoenix head coach Trevor Warren said. "We played with a lot of heart and everything just clicked."

The Phoenix controlled the momentum of the game in the first half with Hekla Palmadottir (Akranes, Iceland) getting two close chances at the goal. The first came with 17 minutes remaining when Corey Arno (Winneconne, Wis.) was dribbling the ball down the field on a fast break, drawing a corner kick for Green Bay. Palmadottir took the shot off the corner but was a bit wide.

With 2:09 remaining in the first half, Palmadottir had another good look at the goal when she received a pass from Renee Therrien (Winnipeg, Manitoba), beat her defender one-on-one but couldn't convert the shot attempt.

"Hekla's shot was so close but the keeper just got her fingertips on it," Warren said.

Iowa State controlled the second half of regulation, firing 12 shots compared to Green Bay's three. Though the Cyclones continued to attack the net, the Phoenix defense held strong to force overtime.

"We expected a Big 12 school like Iowa State to come in and wear us down a bit," Warren said. "But our defense was gritty and determined throughout the entire game."

Perhaps the most notable defensive performance for the Phoenix was that of senior goalkeeper Maddie Drusch (Appleton, Wis.), who recorded a career high 13 saves and her second shutout of the season. Drusch's previous career high was 12 saves, which she reached on two previous occasions.

"She (Drusch) just thrives under pressure," Warren said. "I think there's ice water going through her veins."

Drusch had a huge save off an Iowa State free kick situation with less than two minutes to play in the second overtime period. ISU's Hayley Womack fired at the goal but the shot was blocked and fired again by Womack and stopped by Drusch.

"She's absolutely solid and doesn't make mistakes and the girls have so much confidence in her back there," Warren said of Drusch's performance. "The players can rely on her if they make a mistake they know she will pull out the big save."

With everything clicking and the defense continuing to improve, Green Bay's freshmen also continue to step up with two starting at center midfield and one in the center of the defense.

"Our freshmen are really starting to understand the system and doing a good job of controlling the ball," Warren said. "I thought Emily Friedl (Kenosha, Wis.) and (sophomore) Renee Therrien had really good games, as well as Hannah Kernen (Belleville, Wis.), who was excellent in midfield tonight."

Iowa State outshot the Phoenix 24-9 but Green Bay's defense held the Cyclones scoreless with Drusch's career high 13 saves.

The Phoenix will look to continue to improve as it faces yet another tough test at Wisconsin (1-1-0) Sunday at 2 p.m. at the McClimon Complex in Madison. Wisconsin is coming off a win over No. 23 Washington on Friday night.

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