Kira Laurento
Courtesy of Old Dominion AthleticsKira Laurento scored in the sixth minute, but the Old Dominion women’s soccer team settled for a season-opening 1-1 tie Friday against shorthanded East Carolina at the ODU Soccer Complex.
Emma Gervase fed Laurento, who fired a shot off the fingertips of Pirates goalie Melanie Stiles.
Eight minutes later, the Pirates were down a player for the remainder of the contest after Kim Sanford picked up a red card for taking down Iris Achterhof.
ECU equalized in the 47th minute on Tori Riggs’ header into the top corner.