With nine seconds remaining in the match, Brooke Boyd’s header found the back of the net for the St. John’s University women, who salvaged a 1-1 Big East draw with Creighton at Belson Stadium in Queens, N.Y. on Thursday night.

As time was winding down, Jailene DeJesus played a ball back to Ava Collins, who threaded a cross that found the head of Boyd by the near post. The graduate student sent a header home for the equalizer to grab a point for the Red Storm (5-4-4, 2-1).

Senior goalkeeper Gina Muzi made stops in 75 minutes. Bower saw her first collegiate action late in the match, as the freshman recorded two crucial saves. Making her 13th-straight start this season, keeper Keelan Terrell logged three saves for Creighton (6-2-5, 2-2-1).

The Bluejays outshot the Red Storm, 17-11, but corner kicks favored the Johnnies, 4-1.

Creighton drew first blood in the 49th minute when Abigail Santana sent a blast by Muzi for the midfielder’s third goal of the year.

St. John’s will return to action with a rematch of last year’s Big East quarterfinals at Providence College on Sunday at 1 p.m.

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.