Men’s Soccer draws with Wilmington, 2-2

The Defiance men's soccer team recorded another draw Wednesday evening against Wilmington, 2-2.

The Basics

• Records: Defiance (0-0-2) Wilmington (2-1-1)
• Location: Townsend Field at Williams Stadium - Wilmington, Ohio
• Attendance: 469

Inside The Numbers

• Jeremy Fuller got the scoring started, finding the back of the net in the 24th minute to give Defiance an early lead. Assisting on the goal was Erdwin Quintana and Riley Hensley.

• Six minutes later, Wilmington took advantage of a Defiance penalty and tied the game at 1. Elorm Dogbey scored the goal for Wilmington. 

• Later in the first half, Kaden Pirrwitz scored for Defiance which gave the Yellow Jackets a 2-1 advantage. Assisting on Kaden's goal was Chase Stiner

• Chase Stiner led Defiance with six shots during the contest. 

• Elorm Dogbey led Wilmington with six shots during the game.

• Defiance had two yellow cards and Wilmington had zero.

• Wilmington outshot Defiance, 31-15.

• Wilmington had nine corner kicks and Defiance had four. 

• Defiance goalkeeper Orry Killam recorded five saves and Wilmington's goalkeeper Gabriel Swaisgood recorded three saves.

The Difference

• Once again, Elorm Dogbey found the back of the net for Wilmington to tie the game at 2 in the 71st minute. 

• Defiance had five shots on goal compared to Wilmington's seven.

Up Next

• The Yellow Jackets travel to Mount Union Saturday afternoon to battle the Purple Raiders in day one of the Mount Union Invitational. Kick-off is set for 1pm.