OT thriller with South Dakota Mines results in 2-2 draw

Saturday, September 4

Rapid City, S.D.

7 p.m.

St. Cloud State

0-1-1, 0-0-0

South Dakota Mines

1-0-1, 0-0-0

St. Cloud St.

South Dakota Mines

Photo by: Kylie Macziewski

9/4/2021 10:05:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Men's Soccer drew 2-2 against South Dakota Mines on Saturday evening, with each team scoring a goal per half then playing a pair of scoreless 10-minute overtime sessions. Philip Caputo (37') and Emmanuel Iwe (57') each scored their first collegiate goals in the match. The Huskies close their season-opening trip to Rapid City 0-1-1, scoring three goals on the weekend while totaling 14 shots on goal with eight on Friday and six Saturday.

TURNING POINT

In the 57th minute knotted at two, Eddie Saydee lobbed a pass with the right foot to the right of the six-yard box towards Jake Leonard. The latter of the two Huskies defenders centered the ball with a well-aimed head as Emmanuel Iwe flew in and blasted the go-ahead marker across the box just inside the left post. SD Mines would go on to tie the game late in the second half.

TOP HUSKIES

• Emmanuel Iwe put a Huskies-high three shots on goal to go with his goal in the 57th minute.
• Evan Stearns and Jake Leonard each recorded their first SCSU assists.
• Gage Steiner made four saves, giving him a total of nine stops on the weekend.

NOTES

• Evan Stearns and Jake Leonard each recorded their first SCSU assists.
• The Huskies led for a total of 72 minutes during their two-game set with South Dakota Mines.
• SCSU led in corner kicks (8-5) while shots on goal were even at six a piece.
• Following a Hardrocker red card in the 38th minute, SCSU played up a man for the first time in program history.

QUOTABLES

St. Cloud State Men's Soccer Head Coach Sean Holmes

"A hard-won point on the road. Playing up a man is never easy. You have a numerical advantage, but your opponent gets a dose of super-strength. We should have finished them off, but we lacked a bit of composure at key moments at each end of the field. I think it was a good college soccer game. I'm proud of the progress we've made. Lots of different guys stepped up tonight. Jake Leonard was an impact, as was Philip Caputo. Eddie Saydee and Cullen McSweeney were tireless in the midfield and put in a lot of miles. And the Iwe goal was absolutely phenomenal!"

UP NEXT

St. Cloud State continues their roadstand with a matchup in Collegeville against St. John's on Wednesday evening. The game will start at 5:00 p.m. CT and will be broadcast on Stretch via St. John's.

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