NORFOLK, Va. – The Old Dominion men’s soccer team played to a 2-2 draw against William & Mary in an exhibition match on Monday night at the ODU Soccer Complex.
The Monarchs overcame a two-goal deficit in the second half, scoring twice in the final 25 minutes of play.
William & Mary opened up the scoring in the 25th minute, as William Eksay headed in a long cross from teammate Jeff Bombelles. The Tribe would carry the 1-0 lead into halftime before extending their lead to 2-0 with an own goal in the 59th minute.
ODU answered in the 66th minute as senior midfielder Ivan Militar found the back of the net, receiving a through ball from Jesse Miralrio and placing a shot into the lower right corner.
Just over 10 minutes later, senior Geoffrey Hill netted the equalizer off of an assist from Militar. Off of a set piece from the endline, Militar fed a low pass to Hill, who arced a shot over the head of Tribe goalkeeper Logan Jones and into the upper left corner.
The two teams would trade opportunities late in the match with neither team being able to score the match-winner.
Alex Tiesenhausen played the first 73 minutes in net for ODU, totaling five saves. Sophomore Christian Coulson played the remainder of the game, shutting out William & Mary in 17 minutes of action.
ODU held a slight edge in shots, tallying nine to William & Mary’s eight, while the teams were even in corner kicks with five apiece.
FINAL STATS
W&M: 0-2=2
ODU: 1-1=2
24:55: W&M William Eksay from Jeff Bombelles
58:59: W&M Own Goal
65:34: ODU Ivan Militar from Jesse Miralrio
76:05: ODU Geoffrey Hill from Ivan Militar
Shots: ODU (9), W&M (8)
SOG: ODU (6), W&M (7)
Corners: ODU (5), W&M (5)
Saves: ODU - Tiesenhausen (5), Coulson (0) W&M - Phillips (1), Onyeador (1), Jones (2)
NEXT UP FOR THE SOCCER MONARCHS
Old Dominion travels to Navy for an exhibition on Saturday, Aug. 22 for its final tune-up before the regular season. Kickoff is slated for 6 p.m.
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