>> The Saint Francis men's soccer team earned a hard fought 3-3 draw with nonconference Wright State Saturday afternoon at Alumni Soccer Field.
>> The Red Flash move to 1-0-2 on the season to continue their unbeaten streak.
The Red Flash had the first shot of the match in the second minute with a
Julian Jakopovic (Stuttgart, Germany) attempt blocked.
Saint Francis broke through with the opening goal in the fifth minute as
Mikey Chiha (Harrisburg, Pa.) took the feed from
Joschi Schelb (Freiburg, Germany) and buried the ball into the lower center of the net to make it 1-0 in favor of the Red Flash. The score was Chiha's first career goal.
FLASH MOMENTS
In the 34th minute, current Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week
Álvaro Planas (Valladolid, Spain) netted his second career goal off the bench from a Schelb assist making the score 2-1.
Just before halftime, the Raiders responded with two goals of their own taking the lead 3-2. Schelb leveled the score five minutes into second half when he buried a shot of his own into lower right corner, scoring his first career goal.
FLASH NUGGETS
>> For the match, Wright State held the 14-7 edge in shots and 7-4 advantage in corner kicks.
>> With the draw,
Mads Kaiser is the first head coach to go undefeated in his first three matches of the season since 2013.
>>
Surafel Abebe (Seattle, Wash.) made his collegiate debut in the final minutes of the first half. The freshman registered 21 minutes.
>> Senior
Anfernee Stokes (Morvant, Trinidad) made his season debut in the second half of the match.
>> Sophomore
Milan Djajic (Belgrade, Serbia) started his first match of the season against the Raiders.
>> Sophomore goalkeeper
Jordaine Jaeger finished off the draw with three saves and faced 14 shots.
UP NEXT
The Red Flash will return to Loretto for a three-match home stand starting with Robert Morris Tuesday, September 5 at 3:00 p.m.
