Indianapolis, Ind. - The Marian men's soccer team draw a tie with No. 5 Indiana Wesleyan on Saturday evening. The Knights were led by
Rafael Zambrano and
Lazar Milosavljevic who each scored a goal in the match. Marian moves to 12-3-2 overall on the season and 5-1-2 in the Crossroads League.
The Knights opened up the match with a shot from
Joao Antonio Rocha that was blocked by the Wildcats' defense. Indiana Wesleyan quickly followed up with a shot that was blocked by the Knights, as well as one high, one wide, and one that hit the crossbar. Marian continued to strike with a pair of back-to-back shots from
Josh Wesseling and
Joao Antonio Rocha, but both went wide. The Wildcats struck again with a shot but came up short to Edwards' defense in goal. One minute later, Indiana Wesleyan followed up with another strike reaching the back of the net, taking the 1-0 lead. Marian was quick to counter with a goal from
Rafael Zambrano to tie up the match 1-1.
Indiana Wesleyan opened up the second half, benefiting from a foul by the Knights in the box to set up a penalty kick.
Tristan Edwards made the game-changing play, saving the kick from going into the net and maintaining the 1-1 tie. The Wildcats continued to strike with a pair of shots high before Wesseling and
Lazar Milosavljevic were able to counter with a pair of shots. Indiana Wesleyan took another shot before finding the back of the net once again to take the one-goal lead with nine minutes remaining in the game. Milosavljevic was quick to follow up with a goal four minutes later and tie the match up to two goals apiece. Each team fired off one more shot but came up short, ending the game with a 2-2 draw.
Lazar Milosavljevic led the Knights with a trio of shots all on target and one goal.
Rafael Zambrano was close behind with one shot which ended in the net.
Josh Wesseling,
Joao Antonio Rocha, and
Samuel Wehaus all recorded a pair of shots as well in the match. In goal
Tristan Edwards played all 90 minutes recording six saves and moving his record to 11-2-2 on the season.
The Knights close out the regular season on Wednesday, October 28th as they travel to Fort Wayne, Ind. to take on Saint Francis at 7 PM.
