Mounties earn 2-2 draw at Saint Mary's

(Halifax, NS)--Two goals three minutes apart late in the second half proved the difference in a 2-2 draw Saturday afternoon between the Mount Allison Mounties and the SMU Huskies in AUS men's soccer action.

An Anthony Maddalena (Halifax, NS) goal put the Mounties up 1-0 in the 45th minute off a free-kick deflection.  An unlucky bounce off the SMU wall, the ball found its way to Maddalena's boot, beating SMU keeper Christan  Oxner (Halifax, NS) 1-0.

Red cards were shown serveral times to both teams in the match and one red card in the 88th minute gave Mount Allison a chance to level the match.  Regan Lynch (Waverly, NS) beat Oxner and MTA pulled even 2-2.

SMU outshot MTA (10-6) and each team had two corner kicks and two saves in the match. 

MTA gained their first point of the season 0-2-1 and SMU adds a single 0-1-2 2pts.

The Mounties host No. 7 CIS-ranked CBU Capers Sunday at 3:15pm.  SMU hosts UPEI Panthers 0-3-0 September 25th at 3:15pm.

Source: SMU Sports Information