Brightwell Brace Earns Bisons Point at Home

Thursday, October 1

Nashville, TN

6pm

Lipscomb University

3-2-5, 0-1-2

Florida Gulf Coast University

4-1-5, 1-0-2

Team	1	2	Final F
FGCU	2	0	2
Lipscomb	1	1	2

Brightwell Brace Earns Bisons Point at Home

10/1/2026 8:33:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Lipscomb played FGCU to a 2-2 tie Thursday at Lipscomb Soccer Complex. Katie Brightwell scored off Olivia Strong's assist at 75:14, bringing the Bisons level from a 2-1 deficit.

First Half
- Brightwell put the Bisons ahead 1-0 at 11:46, finishing a header off an assist from Chloe Ili!.
- The Bisons created two more looks shortly after, with Tatum Ahlemeyer's shot saved by the team and Haylee Dean's attempt saved by Madara Bome, before Megan Morgan converted a penalty kick for FGCU at 17:20 to tie it.
- The middle stretch stayed at 1-1 as FGCU generated two corner kicks and Sunnie Woodard saved Lexie Bennett's shot, while the Bisons played through multiple fouls and a yellow card.
- Woodard made two saves on Ava Russell shots at 44:16, but Avery White scored off Russell's assist on the same sequence to send FGCU into halftime ahead 2-1.

Second Half
- FGCU created the first chances after halftime, with Sunnie Woodard saving a shot at 48:40 before another attempt hit the woodwork at 49:33.
- The Bisons pushed back with shots from Jaide-Simone Prejean and Abigail Ross, while FGCU later had a stretch with multiple shots and two corner kicks from 57:05 to 66:30 without adding to its 2-1 lead.
- Brightwell tied the match 2-2 at 75:14 off an assist from Strong.
- The Bisons generated late looks from Katie Stefanovski, Ili!, Ross and Ahlemeyer, while Woodard added a crucial save at 86:38 as the match finished 2-2.

Brightwell scored twice on two shots, putting both attempts on goal and finishing with four points. Sunnie Woodard played all 90 minutes in goal and recorded seven saves. Iliff recorded an assist and added one shot. Strong also tallied an assist.

The Bisons are 3-2-5 overall and 0-1-2 in conference play. FGCU is 4-1-5 overall and 1-0-2 in conference play.

Up Next
the Bisons host Stetson University on Sunday, Oct. 4, at 1 p.m. at Lipscomb Soccer Complex in Nashville, Tennessee.