LOS ANGELES – The Washington State Cougar soccer team (4-4-4) tied Loyola Marymount, 1-1, Saturday night in Los Angeles. Cougar fifth-year senior Lindsey Turner scored the match's opening goal in the 13th minute, her second of the season, before LMU drew level in the 35th minute.
 
The Cougars struck 13 minutes into the match when Turner put her foot on the end of a cross from sophomore Megan Santa Cruz and scored the second-fastest WSU goal of the season. Santa Cruz ran onto a through ball from fellow sophomore Reagan Kotschau, who picked up her team-best fourth assist. Santa Cruz cross was deflected, but Turner adjusted to get position in the 6-yard box and a touch on the ball for her second goal of the year.
 
Loyola Marymount equalized in the 35th minute when Kylie Dobbs found enough space at the top of the area to deliver a perfect strike into the lower right corner, past a fully-extended Nadia Cooper. The goal forced the match to open up further, as the Cougars went back on the offensive with a tough shot on frame from transfer senior Raniyah Burton.
 
WSU and LMU entered the break even, returning from the locker room with senior Rajanah Reed forcing an early shot on target to begin the second half. The majority of possession came in the 18-yard boxes, as the Cougs and Lions traded offensive spurts from a foggy Sullivan Field on the LMU campus.
 
Senior goalkeeper Nadia Cooper made six saves in the match, including four second-half saves, surpassing 200 career saves on the night. The Houston, Texas native is sixth in Cougar history with 203 total saves in four seasons.
 
WSU earned its first road point of the WCC season, and tied for the fourth time this season when entering halftime in a tied match. The Cougars had fewer second-half shots than LMU, but managed more attempts on target, forcing the Lions into five saves in the second stanza.
 
Washington State returns to the Palouse to host a pair of WCC matches against Saint Mary's, Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 12 vs Portland. Both matches will stream live on ESPN+ with Trevor Williams on the call.
 
Match Notes

• Lindsey Turner scored her second goal of the season, third as a Coug, and fourth of her career
• Turner became the third Coug this season with multiple goals, joining Jenna Studer and Kendall Campbell
• The goal, just 12 minutes and 51 seconds into the match, was the second-fastest scored by WSU this season
• Megan Santa Cruz earned her first assist of the season and third career assist
• Reagan Kotschau tallied a team-high fourth assist and leads the team with six total points
• Grayson Lynch played in her 90th career match, becoming just the fourth field player in Cougar history to eclipse the milestone
• Lynch is fourth in Coug history for match appearances by a field player, moving within two games of former teammate Mykiaa Minniss (92) at third in WSU history
• Nadia Cooper surpassed 200 career saves, becoming the sixth goalkeeper in WSU history to eclipse 200 saves in her Cougar career
• Lindsey Turner started her 50th career match at WSU
• Jenna Studer started her 30th career match at WSU
• Georgia Whitehead made her first start of the season (4th career start)