Men's Soccer gets late strike to tie Owls
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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American Int'l (1-5-8, 1-3-3) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Southern Conn. St. (4-7-3, 3-5-1) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut – A late goal by Manuel Schwarz led the American International College men's soccer team to a 1-1 draw with Southern Connecticut State University in Northeast-10 Conference play on Wednesday, October 25.
AIC is now 2-5-8 with a 2-3-3 NE10 record.
The Owls scored the lone first-half goal, as Zico Groenveld set up Yannick Hilpert at 38:06 to put the home team ahead 1-0.
The Yellow Jackets continued to battle, and it finally paid off late. Manuel Schwarz took a pass just outside the box from Gabriel Nissen and blasted it into the right corner of the net for his sixth of the year at 84:17, tying the game.
Justus Wetzel earned a draw in goal with four saves.
AIC returns home Saturday, October 28 at 4:00 p.m. to face Adelphi University.