Fresno Pacific and Cal Baptist played to a 1-1 tie in an action-packed match on Saturday. The Sunbirds (7-5-2, 5-3-2 PacWest) took a 1-0 lead in the 23rd minute on an impressive goal by Mariah Montoya who chipped in a deep shot from the right corner of the box into the upper left of the net. Hannah Strong and Rachelle Schiller assisted on the goal.

The Lancers (5-7-2, 5-3-1 PacWest) scored the equalizer in the 52nd minute when forward Justene Kesterson went down in the box and Chaylin Couzens converted the penalty kick.

It was a physical game that featured 32 fouls, six yellow cards and two red cards. FPU received a red card five minutes into the first overtime and would play with 10 players the rest of the way.

"This was a very physical game and it demanded us to step up," said head coach Rob Podeyn. "I felt like we got stronger through the second half and through overtime. Even though we went down to 10 players and played a man down we still out-possessed them and created more scoring chances than they did. Cal Baptist is a very good program, but I think this showed the girls that we are every bit as good as the best teams in our conference."

FPU out-shot CBU 22-16. Sara Escobedo made 12 saves in goal for the Lancers.

The Sunbirds are back in action next Wednesday, traveling to the Bay Area to take on Holy Names in a game that will be held at Cal State East Bay.