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Men's Soccer

Dragons battle Cardinals to tie

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Tiffin University (2-3-2, 1-3-1 GLIAC) came back from a second half deficit to force overtime and eventually settled for a 1-1 double overtime tie against visiting Saginaw Valley State (6-1-1, 3-1-1) at Paradiso Fields on Homecoming weekend.

The Dragons played aggressively in the first half, outshooting the Cardinals 8-3 in the half before heading to halftime tied 0-0.

But the Cardinals turned the tables in the second half, outshooting TU 13-5 in the second half and jumping on the board first in the 65th minute when Dylan Knott headed home a throw in from Robert Short to take a 1-0 lead.

The Dragons answered in the 73rd minute when Emmanuel Adjei took Jon O'Brien's corner kick and drilled it home to knot the score at 1-1.

The Dragons were outshot in the two overtime periods 3-1, with Jeremy Ashley making 6 saves over 110 minutes.

Overall SVSU outshot TU 19-14 and held a big 12-4 edge in corner kicks.



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Players Mentioned

Emmanuel Adjei

#6 Emmanuel Adjei

D
6' 3"
Sophomore
Jeremy Ashley

#1 Jeremy Ashley

GK
6' 4"
Sophomore
Jon O

#7 Jon O'Brien

MF
5' 9"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Emmanuel Adjei

#6 Emmanuel Adjei

6' 3"
Sophomore
D
Jeremy Ashley

#1 Jeremy Ashley

6' 4"
Sophomore
GK
Jon O

#7 Jon O'Brien

5' 9"
Freshman
MF