Late First Half Goal Gives WashU 1-1 Draw With North Park
In a low-scoring contest, the No. 14 Washington University in St. Louis men's soccer team came away with a 1-1 draw against North Park in the team's first away contest of the season. The Bears are now 1-0-1 through their first two games.
It was the Vikings who struck first in the 17th minute as Carson Belcher found the back of the net at 16:07. He had taken a 40-yard pass from Bastian Eikeland, who notched an assist.
With less than a minute left in the first half, sophomore Hale Fernandez found the lower left corner for a goal as he leveled the contest after taking a pass from first-year Nick Lam and sophomore Jack Hayeems at 44:06.
The Bears and Vikings would play even in the second half as neither team found the back of the net again in the final 45 minutes, and the scoreboard read 1-1 after a complete game.
WashU had a near chance to score when senior Quentin Gomez had a header hit off the crossbar in the first half at 20:49.
Senior Cal L'Hommedieu (1-0-1) played all 90 minutes, making four saves, all in the first half.
The Bears had the slight advantage in saves, 4-2, and corner kicks, 7-4.