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Men's Soccer Jeff Weinstein, Union Sports Information

Men's Soccer Battles Union to 1-1 Draw

Dutchmen net equalizer late in second half

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SCHENECTADY, N.Y. - Senior midfielder Blake Adams scored for the Rensselaer men's soccer team, but Union fought back late in the second half to earn a 1-1 draw in Liberty League action. With the tie, the Dutchmen moved to 8-5-2 (3-1-1 Liberty), while the Engineers are now 7-4-3 (2-1-2 Liberty) on the season.

RPI mounted some early pressure on Union, as senior goalkeeper Adam Margulies made four saves to keep the game scoreless in the first half.

In the second half, the Engineers got on the scoreboard first at 66:31, when Adams drew a penalty kick in the box. He fired a low shot that was stopped by Margulies, but he followed up his own shot and converted the rebound to give RPI a 1-0 lead.

At 79:03, Union evened the score on a give-and-go set up between Sahr Nyuma and Zeyek.

Nyuma received the ball just outside the 18-yard box, and made a touch pass to a streaking Zeyek, who beat RPI goalkeeper Alex Penny to tie the game at 1-1. For the game, Union outshot RPI 11-9, including a 7-3 advantage in the second half. Union had a 1-0 shot advantage in overtime.

Union will take on Vassar tomorrow (1pm) on Senior Day at College Park. The Engineers visit Skidmore (1pm).
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