Men's Soccer Earns Result at Evansville in Regular Season Finale

EVANSVILLE, Ind.. – Belmont University men's soccer (5-8-4, 1-5-2 MVC) earned a hard-fought 2-2 draw at Evansville (8-6-3, 4-3-1 MVC) Wednesday night from McCutchan Stadium.
 
In a match marked by seven yellow cards and huge momentum swings, the Bruins overcame adversity in each half to garner a road result.
 
The hosts had much of the early attack, as an acrobatic save from Grant Calvert on a blast from Audun Engen Vik kept things scoreless.
 
But moments later following a Purple Aces corner kick, Nacho Diaz Barragan gave the home side an early 1-0 advantage.
 
Belmont got on the front foot midway through the half, finding the equalizer in the 27^th minute. Jimiyu Mark made a strong run down the right side before finding Case Cox back post for a well-timed header goal.
 
Calvert made another timely save in the 41^st minute to ensure a 1-1 halftime score.
 
Cox and Riley Clothier would have scoring opportunities early in the second half before Evansville regained the lead.
 
Diaz Barragan was again the beneficiary in the 56^th minute.
 
But as they have done throughout the season – including in their resounding shutout victory over Lipscomb Oct. 29 – the Bruins showed resolve and purpose.
 
In the 61^st minute, expert service from Brad Dildy on a restart into the heart of the box connected with Dylan Steely to square the match once more.
 
Mark would follow with a pair of scoring opportunities before Belmont tacked on two final corner kick chances in the waning moments.
 
All told, Belmont outshot Evansville, 8-5, in the second half, also posting four of the six corner kick opportunities after halftime.
 
The Bruins earned results in three of their final four matches.

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