Blake Hansen scored a game-tying goal with under five minutes left to go as Dordt University and Mount Marty played to a 1-1 tie in a GPAC men's soccer match tonight in Yankton, S.D.
The Defenders extend their unbeaten streak to seven matches (4-0-3) and push their record to 3-0-2 in the conference, 5-2-4 overall. Mount Marty is now 1-2-2 in the GPAC, 5-2-3 overall.
Scoreless after the first half, Mount Marty went ahead 1-0 with a goal scored by Diego Romero, his third of the season, with just a minute gone in the second half. Both teams had chances but were unable to convert over the next 40 minutes as the score remained 1-0 leading into the final four minutes.
The Defenders game-tying goal was set up by a long pass from
Nathan Wanninger to
Tyson Reitsma, who then laid it off for Hansen, who took one touch before blasting a shot into the back of the net during the 86th minute.
By the Numbers...
- Dordt had a 5-4 advantage in shots on-goal
- Wanninger, Hansen, Kaleb Lee, Fran Murdoch and Marco Laenen all had one shot each
- Mitchell Dryden made three saves
- the seven-match unbeaten streak is the longest for the Defenders since 2011 when they began the season 7-0
- Jorge Augero made four saves for Mount Marty
