PabloLopezMelus2021OBU
Cayce Smith
2
Ouachita Baptist OBU (0-2-1, 0-0-0)
2
Delta St. Delta (1-1-1, 0-0-0)
Ouachita Baptist OBU
(0-2-1, 0-0-0)
2
Final
2
Delta St. Delta
(1-1-1, 0-0-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 OT 2 F
Ouachita Baptist OBU 1 1 0 0 2
Delta St. Delta 1 1 0 0 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Philip Tang

Statesmen Rally Twice to Earn Tie With Ouachita Baptist

CLEVELAND, Miss. -- The Delta State University men's soccer team rallied twice on Friday afternoon to tie Ouachita Baptist 2-2 in double overtime.

The two Pablo's for Delta State each scored a goal and helped the Statesmen to the tie. It was the first time in the history of the series that the two teams have tied.

THE BASICS:
Score: Delta State 2, Ouachita Baptist 2
Records: Statesmen 1-1-1 | Tigers 0-2-1
Series: DSU trails the series all-time 8-10-1
Location: Delta Field | Cleveland, Miss.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Ouachita Baptist struck quickly with Natnael Abaje finding the back of the net just 1:14 into the contest.
  • Pablo Lopez-Melus scored the equalizer in the 24th minute after a pass for Cox. His shot found the back of the net in the bottom left corner.
  • Ouachita Baptist retook the lead in the 52nd minute on a breakaway goal from David Stankovic.
  • DSU then followed up with even more pressure with shots from Parker Humphrey, Branden Rogers, and Remi Emeriau but no one could breakthrough.
  • In the 75th minute, Pablo Herrera broke through on a pass by Swennberg and scored the second equalizer of the game.
  • Neither team was able to punch anything into the back of the net during the overtime periods despite multiple shots from the Statesmen.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Delta State outshot OBU 18-10 including nine to four on target.
  • Mattis Kloepper had two saves in the tie.
  • Mathis Hardy and Herrera both had three shots to lead the Statesmen.
  • Herrera now has two goals to lead the Statesmen along with Hardy.
  • It was the first career goal for Lopez-Melus.
  • The tie snapped a five game winning streak against OBU.
  • It is the second straight game to go to double overtime with the Statesmen earning the win 1-0 in 2019.
  • DSU has not lost to OBU since 2014.
UP NEXT:

Delta State will play at home against the Mississippi University for Women on Tuesday, Sept. 14th at 3 p.m.
 
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