ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Washington University in St. Louis men's soccer team played to a 2-2 draw on Sunday against No. 17 Emory. The Bears are 9-3-3 on the year with a 2-2-1 mark in UAA play.
Emory got on the board first in the 12
th minute off a corner kick as Logan Steren headed the ball to Ewen Robertson who then headed it in for a 1-0 lead.
The Bears evened the score in the 22
nd minute as sophomore
Wole Adeoye took a pass from senior
Colin Link and fired it into the lower right corner for a 1-1 match.
Adeoye scored the go-ahead goal in the 62
nd minute, taking a long ball from senior
Ethan Wirtschafter and crossing it into the net past Emory's goalkeeper.
The Eagles tied things up in the 84
th minute as Walker Stebbings played a short ball to Robertson who put it in for his second goal of the day.
Emory edged WashU 10-8 in shots with an even 3-3 on goal. The Eagles also had an 8-2 advantage in corner kicks.
Adeoye led the Bears with two shots, both goals while sophomore
Sebastian Valdes had two shots with one on goal.
Senior goalkeeper
Cal L'Hommedieu finished the day with one save but made several big plays to stop the Eagles from scoring.
The Bears hit the road next Saturday for a 3 p.m. ET time at NYU, to be played at NJIT's Lubetkin Field in Newark, N.J.
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