MILWAUEE – MSOE men's soccer opened up their home slate against Dubuque fresh off a 3-1 win in their first game of the season against UW-Platteville on Wednesday night. The drive for victory number two was certainly present but the Red & White just couldn't quite get there in a 2-2 double overtime draw with the Spartans.

RESULT (Double Overtime)
Dubuque – 2
MSOE RAIDERS – 2

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Each team brought their offensive attack in the first half as the two teams combined for 17 shots.
• MSOE (1-0-1) broke through for the first tally of the game when Freddy Comparato set up Lucas D'Amato at 17:32 to make it 1-0 Raiders.
• Dubuque (1-0-1) answered back with two quick goals of their own within a 43 second span to grab the one score advantage.
• D'Amato found the scoresheet again when he successfully converted on a penalty kick to knot up the ballgame at 2-2 in the 39^th minute.
• Neither team would find the scoresheet again, although the Spartans had their chances. They outshot the Red & White 11-2 in the final 65 minutes of the game which ended after the second overtime period.

RAIDER REMARKS

• Lucas D'Amato now has three goals in two games to start the 2021 campaign.
• MSOE had quite the advantage in corner kicks, leading the Spartans 8-4 in that category.
• This afternoon's game was the first tie in the series history between the two teams. Each squad now holds three wins and one draw in seven contests.

MSOE STAT TRACKER
Shots on Goal – Lucas D'Amato (4)
Goals – Lucas D'Amato (2)
Assists – Freddy Comparato (1)
Saves – Ron Marchionna (8)

WHO'S ON DECK
The Raiders will have little time to recover for their next opponent as they will face off with St. Scholastica in less than 24 hours. They will welcome the Saints to Viets Field on Sunday for a noon kickoff.

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