The Aurora University men's soccer team hosted Wheaton College in a non-conference tilt on Vago Field. The teams played to an exciting, high paced 2-2 draw through double overtime.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE:  Aurora University 2 , Wheaton College 2
LOCATION: Aurora, Illinois – Vago Field
RECORDS: Aurora University 3-3-1;1-0 NACC; Wheaton College 1-4-2
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
AU scored the first goal early in the game (13th minute) from Ben Edith on an assist by Oscar Suarez.
The rest of the first half was back and forth with a few scoring opportunities but no shots found the net.
The second half started with Wheaton scoring an early goal by Cedric Kamaleson
The Spartans responded quickly with a goal from Nick Cataldi assisted by Ben Edith less than five minutes later.
Wheaton missed a wide open shot high above the AU net with 24 minutes left to play, the goal would have tied the game.
The Thunder scored the last goal of the game late in the second half on a long run and pass to the front of the net.
The teams played a scoreless pair of overtime sessions for the draw.
 
FOR THE SPARTANS
AU had 20 shots on the day nine of which were on target.
The Spartans held a 10-6 advantage in corner kicks.
 
SPARTAN STAT LEADERS
GOALS: Ben Edith and Nick Cataldi (1)
ASSISTS: Ben Edith and Oscar Suarez (1)
SHOTS: Jordan Schure (4)
SAVES: Zach McFarland 3

UP NEXT
Next action for the Spartan men's soccer team comes on Saturday, September 24 when they travel to Marian University. Game time is set for 2:30 p.m. in Find du lac, Wis.