Men’s Soccer ties with Yellow Jackets on Homecoming

The Muskingum men's soccer team used three unanswered second-half goals to tie with OAC opponent Baldwin Wallace on Saturday afternoon, 3-3.

The Basics

Records: Muskingum (3-10-1, 0-4-1), Baldwin Wallace (6-8-2, 0-4-1)
Location: New Concord, Ohio – North Athletic Turf Field
Attendance: 200

Inside the Numbers

• The Muskies were led by junior Edwin Palou, sophomore Mahfuz Yakubu, and sophomore Adam Yazbeck who each had a goal.
• Senior Blake Weatherholt and sophomore Abdikani Mohamed each registered a shot and assist for the Muskies.
• Freshman Zach Marchesano grabbed seven saves in 110 minutes of play.
• The Yellow Jackets were led by Mason Morris who tallied two goals.
• Baldwin Wallace had a, 19-10 edge in shots.

How it happened

• The Yellow Jackets opened the scoring in the 27th minute when Mason Morris found the back of the net to give Baldwin Wallace a, 1-0 lead.
• Morris struck again, this time in the 41st minute, extending the lead, 2-0.
• The Muskies began their scoring in the 58th minute when Yakubu struck the first Muskie goal, cutting the Yellow Jacket lead to 2-1.
• In the 67th minute, Palou scored the equalizer.
• The Muskies continued their offensive momentum and took a 3-2 lead off a Yazbeck goal in the 81st minute.  
• The Muskies scored three unanswered goals in the second half.
• The Yellow Jackets answered back with a goal by Alex Gibson in the 82nd minute to even the score.
• In the first overtime, both teams each had one shot.
• In the second overtime, the Muskies had a 2-1 shot advantage against the Yellow Jackets but neither was on target.

Up Next

• Muskingum next travels to Capital on Wednesday, October 20. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m.