EDMOND (Sept. 7) – Central Oklahoma's offensive woes continued Sunday afternoon at Tom Thompson Field as the No. 9-ranked Bronchos battled to a scoreless tie with Central Missouri on the final day of the UCO Invitational.

The Bronchos were outshot 19-5 by the Jennies two days after dropping a 2-0 decision to Truman State. It's the first time for UCO to go without a goal in back-to-back games since early in the 2006 season.

Freshmen Kelsey Springstead and Angie Rundle helped lead a defensive effort that held UCM at bay and enabled the Bronchos to earn the tie, with rookie Samantha Rusk making five saves.

“This was a good character builder for us early in the season against a tough team,” UCO coach Mike Cook said. “I was proud of how hard we worked and how we hung in there when we couldn't get much going offensively. It's something good for us to build on.”

UCO was outshot 10-1 in the first period, but Rundle made a great save early in the game when she booted the ball away from the goal on a wide-open shot and Rusk had three nice stops between the posts.

The second half was another physical defensive struggle between the two teams and neither team came close to scoring the last 10 minutes of regulation or in the first 10-minute overtime period.

UCO had a couple of chances in the second extra session, but Alli Miller and Stephanie Lovely couldn't connect on long-range shots while the Jennies were wide on two headers off corner kicks.

The Bronchos, now 3-1-1, go to Wichita, Kan. Wednesday for a neutral-site meeting with Washburn.

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