Box Score

LORETTO, Pa. -- The Fairleigh Dickinson men's soccer team rallied from a 1-0 halftime against Saint Francis University to earn one point in the Northeast Conference standings, after battling the Red Flash to a 1-1 draw in the conference opener for both sides Friday night at DeGol Field. The Knights are now 7-3-1 (0-0-1 NEC) on the season, while SFU is 7-2-3 (0-0-1 NEC) overall.

FDU scored the game-tying goal four minutes after halftime when junior Nico Wright (St. Catherine, Jamaica/Jamaica College) delivered long pass to fellow classmate Martin Lukaschik (Neubrandenburg, Germany/Sportsgymnasium Neubrandenburg), who found the back of the net from approximately 20 yards out for his second goal of the season.

The Red Flash, who came in as the No. 1-ranked team in the NSCAA North Atlantic Poll and ranked in the top-30 nationally, took a 1-0 lead on Nick Kolarac's goal in the 27th minute, which beat Knights' senior goalkeeper Jacob Lissek (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Rock Canyon) on the right side.

Both sides recorded only two shots over the first 45 minutes, before FDU held a 6-5 advantage in the second half. The Knights dominated possession in the first overtime and held a 3-0 lead in shots while creating one great scoring chance, which resulted in freshman Christian Dietrich (Berlin, Germany/Flatow-Oberschule) sailing his shot over the crossbar.

SFU came back with a 2-1 advantage in the second overtime and sophomore Sam Durkot (Centereach, N.Y./Newfield)'s shot from almost 30 yards out just sailed over the crossbar in the 109th minute.

Lissek made two saves on the night between the pipes, while All-NEC goalkeeper Daniel Valciack made two saves for the Red Flash.

FDU will play its third straight game against a ranked NSCAA North Atlantic Region opponent when it faces No. 6 Robert Morris in an NEC contest on Sunday, Oct. 13 at 1 p.m. in Moon Township, Pa.