Men's Soccer Battles No. 9 William Carey to Draw

Athens, Tenn.- Two of the elite men's soccer programs in the NAIA met in Athens on Tuesday. The men's soccer team welcomed the No. 9 William Carey University Crusaders to town for a game.

Tennessee Wesleyan was tested early as William Carey got a corner kick and forced a shot which Michael Garrihy had to save. The offense of the Bulldogs to involved over the next several minutes with shots by Jarimyah Cook, Wynand Wessels, and Logan Haricombe flying wide of the goal. Kuda Nhiwatiwa and Luis Baldivieso also had shots at the net, but the game went into halftime scoreless.

In the opening minutes of the second half, Cook powered a header shot to the goal the opposing goalkeeper stopped. The tide flipped in the game as the Crusaders forced the pace on offense, pressure the defense successfully withstood. Neither team found the net though as shots by Haricombe and corner kicks by the Bulldogs missed going into the goal, ending the game against the No. 9 team in the NAIA in a 0-0 tie.

Haricombe led the offense with three shots in the game.

The next four games for TWU (0-1-1) are set to be played on the road. The first of the four road games is on Friday against No. 24 Bethel University (TN) at 3:00 p.m. ET.