CEDARVILLE, Ohio - Cedarville earned a 1-1 draw with United Soccer Coaches Division II No. 14 Ashland on Saturday night at Yellow Jacket Field.
 
The Lady Jackets, 7-1-3 overall and 5-0-2 G-MAC, extended their unbeaten string to nine straight.
 
The defending G-MAC champion Eagles remain atop the league standings at 8-2-1 and 6-0-1 G-MAC.
 
The home team struck first in the 17th minute when Maddie McConnell blasted a shot from 18 yards into the upper right corner for her first goal of the season.
 
It remained 1-0 until Ashland leveled the match on a free kick in the 62nd minute.
 
Quotable: Head Coach Jonathan Meade
"I'm grateful to be able to have a chance to be a part of the program and work with these young ladies. They work so hard and they have a greater purpose than just winning games. We've got our hashtag as 'For Him' and at the very root and heart of why they play, it's for Christ. I'm just really proud of the way they played tonight knowing that it wasn't for them ... it was even greater."
 
Five Facts:

• The Lady Jackets are unbeaten in their last nine outings (6-0-3).
• The defense limited the defending G-MAC champs to just two shots on goal.
• Ashland is 52-1-10 in G-MAC play over the last five seasons with the lone loss coming at Cedarville (2-1) on Sept. 17, 2022.
• The Eagles lead the all-time series, 9-2-2.
• The two sides meet again on November 1 in Ashland, Ohio.

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