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#17 Men's Soccer Ties Williams, 1-1

Ephs equalize after Engineers take early second half lead

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. —After nearly two hours of soccer, the Williams and RPI men's soccer teams came away with a 1-1 tie in a non-conference matchup at the Williams' Cole Field. The Ephs (3-1-2, 2-1-0 NESCAC) held a 33-11 shots advantage over the No. 17 Engineers (6-1-2, 1-0-0 Liberty).

Two minutes into the second overtime, Matt Muralles received a cross on the right side and sent the ball back into the middle for Zach Grady, who volleyed home to give Williams an apparent victory, but the flag as up for offside.

With the Ephs trailing 1-0 in the 78th minute Muralles charged into space and was pulled down by an RPI defender to the right of and a few yards out from the penalty arc. Grady then ripped a shot into the upper right corner of the goal for his team-leading fourth goal of the season.

The marker erased the gap the Engineers had created with their own goal off a set piece less than 10 minutes earlier. After earning their fourth corner kick of the afternoon, the Engineers swarmed through the box for several long seconds before Dylan Weitz's restart found Matt Koziol making a run to the near post. Williams keeper Bobby Schneiderman made the initial save, but the pall pinballed off multiple players from both sides before finally coming to the feet of Nathaniel Gunderson, who easily tucked home his third goal of the season, giving the Engineers the lead.

The Engineers are idle this weekend and will renew their Liberty League campaign against Clarkson at home on October 3. The Ephs are also set to return to conference play; they travel east to play Connecticut College on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
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