SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.— Sophomore Brandon Pirog scored his third goal of the year, but the homestanding Skidmore College men's soccer team scored a late equalizer in a 1-1 with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), on Saturday afternoon. With the draw, the Engineers are now 6-2-1 overall (1-0-1 Liberty League), while the No. 22 Thoroughbreds are 4-1-3 (1-0-2 Liberty League).
 
 RPI had most of the dangerous chances in the first half. Pirog scored on a header off a well placed cross from Austin Betterly in the 29th minute.
 
Skidmore's first legitimate scoring opportunity was the one that counted in the 89th minute. Augustine Okoye worked the ball past a pair of RPI defenders, before passing to David Braman who was denied on a difficult save by Engineer keeper Matt LaBranche. Shoyo Yanagihara quickly recovered the rebound and scored the equalizer.
 
The Thoroughbreds had a pair of chances to win it in overtime. LaBranche handled a hard head ball attempt by Brennan Mitrolka in the 94th minute and Yanagihara just missed an open net in the 106th minute.
 
Skidmore had an 11-9 shot advantage. RPI had two of the game's three corners. Sebastian Bosch had five saves for the Thoroughbreds, three in the first half. LaBranche finished with three saves for Rensselaer.
 
Skidmore hosts Elmira College on Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. The Engineers are at St. Lawrence on Oct. 4 at 4 p.m.