Freshman midfielder Sean Rickey (Columbia, Illinois) scored in the 84th minute of regulation as the No. 22 University of Southern Indiana men’s soccer team battled host Drury University to a 1-1 Great Lakes Valley Conference double-overtime tie Friday night.
After seeing the Panthers (9-2-2, 7-2-2 GLVC) take a 1-0 lead in the 68th minute on a goal by Ben Bruce, the Screaming Eagles answered as Rickey scored from 12 yards out off an assist from junior midfielder Riley Belding (Columbus, Indiana).
Junior goalie Adam Zehme (Orland Park, Illinois) stopped three Drury shots from reaching the net to keep the Eagles in the contest. The Panthers held a 20-9 advantage in shots, including a 4-2 edge in shots on goal.
With the tie, USI (10-2-1, 8-2-1 GLVC) snaps a five-game losing streak to Drury and a six-game road losing streak to the Panthers.
USI returns to action Sunday at 2:30 p.m. when it travels to Rolla, Missouri, to take on Missouri University of Science & Technology in a key GLVC bout. The Miners (7-1-5, 6-0-4 GLVC), who are currently second in the GLVC standings, played Bellarmine University to a 2-2 double-overtime tie Friday night in Rolla.
