DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Embry-Riddle men's soccer team fought Tampa to a 2-2 draw on Saturday.  The Eagles' record is now 2-3-3, while Tampa brings their record to 6-0-2.
 
Goalkeeper Richard Dearle had seven saves in the game.
 
"Our energy and speed of play was excellent in the first half," Coach Dave Gregson said, "The team showed great character and strength of personality as the game went on."
 
In the 19^th minute, Joao Belmonte passed the ball across the box to Felix Moller who fired it home to put the Eagles on top.
 
In the second half, Daniel Gylfason came out and scored in the fifth minute of the half, after he took off on a breakaway and dribbled through defenders to go one-on-one with the goalkeeper to bring the Eagles' lead to two.
 
Tampa answered with a goal of their own, scored by Chris Dusabe shortly after, in the 52^nd minute. The Spartans tied the game in the 80^th minute with a goal by Fredinho Mompremier.
 
Throughout the two overtime periods, both teams were unable to find the net, ending the game in a 2-2 draw.
 
"Our improvement in the last month has been great to watch," said Gregson, "We can't wait to get back to training next week and start preparing for what will be another tough game against FIT."
 
The Eagles hit the field again on Saturday, October 8 in Melbourne against Florida Tech at 7 p.m.