Goldey-Beacom battled back from a two-goal deficit late in the second half to earn a 3-3 draw against Roberts Wesleyan on Saturday afternoon in Rochester, NY.
Roberts Wesleyan (1-2-2) opened the scoring in the 11th minute when Archie Murphy found the back of the net off an assist from Ewan O'Dwyer-Hall. Goldey-Beacom (1-2-2) answered just before halftime when sophomore Trevor Sullivan (Camden, DE) scored his first goal of the season unassisted to even the match at 1-1 heading into halftime.
The Redhawks regained the lead early in the second half, as Murphy scored his second goal of the afternoon in the 52nd minute off an assist from Pablo Garcia Alemany. Roberts Wesleyan extended its lead in the 67th minute when Davi Moretzsohn scored off an assist from Murphy.
The Lightning continued to battle and added another goal in the 84th minute when junior Yannis Gba (Abidjan, Ivory Coast) scored his first goal of the season off an assist from sophomore Jacob Wojciechowski (Newark, DE). Just one minute later, sophomore Matt Porto (Wilmington, DE) found the back of the net to bring the final score to 3-3.
Sullivan and Porto led the Lightning with three shots apiece and a goal each. Gba recorded one goal and one assist with junior Aaron Nelson (Pocomoke City, MD) and junior Sam Ball (Salisbury, MD) each recording one shot for Goldey-Beacom. Roberts Wesleyan outshot Goldey-Beacom, 10-9. Lightning sophomore Adham Mohamed (West Windsor, NJ) made two saves and Roberts Wesleyan goalkeeper Juan Espinoza made five.
Goldey-Beacom visits the College of Staten Island on Wednesday at 2 p.m.
