Dragons battle Panthers to 3-3 tie

George McCarthy had a goal and assist against Kentucky Wesleyan.
George McCarthy had a goal and assist against Kentucky Wesleyan.

Tiffin University (2-1-1, 1-0-1 GMAC) battled back twice and had the lead late but could not hold on as Kentucky Wesleyan managed a 3-3 draw.

The Panthers opened with a goal in the 6th minute but the Dragons answered less than a minute later when Juan Rosique Alvarez knocked home a shot off a pass from George McCarthy to tie the score 1-1.

Scoring picked up in the second half, as Kentucky Wesleyan got another goal in the 52nd minute to take a 2-1 lead. Again, the Dragons responded quickly, with McCarthy punching in a penalty shot in the 54th minute to tie the score 2-2.

Things looked to go TU's way in the 86th minute when Michael Owusu took a pass from Tate Newman and scored to put the Dragons up 3-2. But with just 22 seconds left on the clock, the Panthers knocked a rebounded shot to equalize the game at 3-3.

Declan Lehmann got the draw in goal, making 4 saves over 90 minutes.

Kentucky Wesleyan had a slight edge in the stats, outshooting TU 16-13 including 7-4 on goal. They also had 3 corner kicks to TU's 2.