It's hard to find fault in an undefeated conference record, but after playing to its third scoreless draw in four University Athletic Association games, the women's soccer team has barely seen its hard work pay off in the win column.In a physical game marred by 21 fouls, the Judges withstood a 9-0 shot disadvantage in overtime to sustain a 0-0 draw against Emory University in a UAA contest at home Sunday.

The tie came after the Judges picked up their first conference win in a 2-1 victory over Carnegie Melon University Friday. The team's record stands at 7-3-3, with a 1-0-3 UAA mark.

"We shouldn't work for ties in the UAA," forward Lisa Kaplin '07 said. "They're definitely better than losses, but I think we're a good enough team to go for the win."

On Sunday, both teams played physically early on, battling for control in the midfield. The Eagles had three shots in the first 11 minutes, but they all sailed wide.

The Judges nearly knocked a goal home in the 28th minute, but midfielder Melissa Gorenkoff's '10 shot went right at Emory senior goalie Amy Franciscovich. The game remained scoreless entering halftime.

The Judges controlled possession in the second half, outshooting the Eagles 6-2. The Judges nearly took the lead in the 50th minute, when Sarah Jasak '08 took a pass from Kaplin, dribbled once and rifled a high shot. However, Franciscovich just got a hand on the ball to tip it over the crossbar.

The Eagles had a golden opportunity to take the lead in the 79th minute when sophomore midfielder Alexa Wahr chipped the ball over charging goalie Betsey Meadow '08, but midfielder Meredith Milstein '09 was waiting on the goal line to boot the ball away.





The Judges nearly broke through again a few minutes later.

The Eagles failed to get a foot on a loose ball in their own box, allowing Kaplin to sneak in and get a shot off from 10 yards away, but Franciscovich dove to turn away Kaplin's attempt.

"If I shot it like I usually can, I think it would have gone in," Kaplin said. "I got off-balance and shot it more like a hard pass than a real shot."

In overtime, the Eagles added an extra forward to their formation but came up empty, despite outshooting the Judges 9-0 in the extra frames.

Medow made three key saves in overtime, turning away junior defender Julia Sanders in the 96th minute, junior forward Whitney Briggs in the 100th and junior forward Ali Sullivan in the 103rd to preserve her third shutout of the season.

The Judges picked up their first UAA victory Friday, defeating Carnegie Mellon 2-1 at home.

They scored first in the 30th minute, when Gorenkoff took two dribbles and tried to cross the ball to Kaplin on the far post. It instead flew just over Tartan sophomore goalie Christine Adams' head and into the back of the net.

"I really didn't mean to score, because I'm not really a lefty," Gorenkoff said.

"It was really supposed to be a cross."

After the Tartans tied the game in the 50th minute on a breakaway score from junior forward Kasey Stever, Kaplin gave the Judges the lead again.

The Tartans appeared to clear the zone, but midfielder Jenna Lipawsky '09 headed the ball ahead of the Tartan defenders to Kaplin, who fired the shot into the top left corner.

While the play was developing, Carnegie-Mellon head coach Sue Willard screamed for an offsides call on Kaplin, but the referee allowed the play to stand, despite Willard's persistent screams. Kaplin was unsure if she was offsides, but midfielder Lizzie Bremner '08 disagreed with Willard's complaints.

"[Lisa] was very clearly not offsides," she said. "They had two defenders behind her."

Despite scoring two goals against the Tartans, the Judges still continue to struggle offensively, as they were outshot 53-30 in their last three conference games.

"Our defense is playing really well right now, but we just need to attack as a team," Bremner said.

The Judges next play host to St. Joseph's College Saturday at 2 p.m., taking a break from their UAA schedule.