MURFREESBORO, N.C. — In a tightly contested league soccer fixture on October 22, Chowan University's Hawks battled to a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Mount Olive. The Hawks move to 6-4-3 overall and 5-2-2 in conference. The Trojans move to 3-4-4 and 2-2-4 in conference play. 

THE BASICS

FINAL | Chowan 1, Mount Olive 1

RECORDS | Chowan 6-4-3, Mount Olive 3-4-4

LOCATION | Murfreesboro, N.C. 

THE SCORING

38:46  Nicolas Arze-Ynsua

78:40 Junior Smith

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

The match began with Mount Olive taking an early lead, with a goal by Nicolas Arze-Ynsua at the 38:46 mark. The Hawk's defense held firm for the rest of the first half, entering the break trailing by a goal. Despite the challenging start, the resilience of Chowan was on full display as Junior Smith converted a crucial penalty at 78:40 to level the score.

Chowan's goalkeeper, Chase Jansen, was in goal for the full 90 minutes, and held the Trojans to 1 goal. Opposite him, Axel Engren of Mount Olive made 3 saves, preventing the Hawks from taking a late lead.

UP NEXT

The Hawks will look to build on this performance in their next game scheduled for October 26, where they will face King again at home in Murfreesboro, N.C.