UPLAND, IND. - The Marian men's soccer team finished with their first draw of the 2026 campaign finishing with a 1-1 final in Upland, Ind. The Knights move to 11-2-1 overall on the season and 4-0-1 in the Crossroads League.
Leonard Assouan and
Matthew Loo opened up the match, firing off a shot each, with Assouan coming up short to the Trojans goalie. Taylor was quick to fire back less than a minute later, but
Tristan Edwards was able to control the match, keeping the ball out of the goal. The Trojans fired off four more shots before the Knights took another strike, with Loo firing off another shot but going a tad right. The Trojans fired off another shot, but Sam Wehaus quickly countered with a goal to put the Knights in the lead. The Knights fired off three more shots from
Joao Antonio Rocha,
Josh Wesseling, and
Joshua Pearson, but all came up short. Taylor fired off two more shots on target, but all came up short to Edwards' defense, ending the half 1-0 for the Knights.
Taylor opened up the second half, controlling the match with four shots before reaching the back of the net to tie up the match 1-1. The Trojans attempted another goal but came up just short before Wehaus fired off a header that was blocked. Taylor continued to fight with three shots but came up short to Tristan in goal. In the final 30 seconds of play, Assouan attempted to kick a last-minute goal but ended up right, ending the match with a 1-1 tie.
After his goal today,
Samuel Wehaus is now tied for the single-season record of goals with 18. The previous record holder is Mike Marshall, who earned the record in 1995. Wehaus also led the Knights with three shots, two on target.
Matthew Loo and
Leonard Assouan also each had a pair of shots as well. In goal
Tristan Edwards took the draw while recording 10 saves in the match.
Marian will be back in action on Wednesday as they travel up to Mishawaka to take on No. 25 Bethel at 7 PM.
