ALLIANCE, Ohio – Mount Union's men's soccer team played Ohio Northern to a 2-2 draw in their regular season and Ohio Athletic Conference finale on Saturday afternoon.
The Polar Bears (11-4-5, 6-0-2 OAC) would strike first when Johnny Roussakis was able to find the back of the net in the eighth minute to take a 1-0 lead.
The Purple Raiders (10-4-5, 6-0-2 OAC) would find the equalizer in the 57
th minute when senior
Tyler Harsch (Aliquippa, Pa. / Central Valley) scored off an assist from junior
Jakob Sacher (Buffalo, N.Y / Nichols) to tie the game at a goal apiece.
Then, in the 70
th minute Ohio Northern would reclaim the lead when Wil Baker was able to find the back of the net to take a 2-1 lead.
Mount Union would answer once again when senior
Dom Kustura (Willowick / Eastlake North) scored off penalty kick to tie the game at two goals apiece. Neither team would be able to net a goal over the remainder of the game as they would go on to tie 2-2.
The draw clinched a share of the OAC Regular Season Title for the Raiders and clinched them the no. 1 seed in next week's OAC Tournament. Mount Union will host one of the semifinals on Thursday, November 5 at 7 p.m. in Kehres Stadium with an opponent to be determined dependent on the results of Tuesday's quarterfinal games.
