BUFFALO – The D'Youville University men's soccer team fought to a 2-2 draw against Lake Erie College at Dobson Field on Wednesday afternoon.
 
The Saints got out to an early 1-0 lead after they drew a penalty in the box and freshman Omar Daoudi (South Burlington, Vt.) got the penalty kick past the Lake Erie goalkeeper.
 
DYU added on in the 25^th minute, as senior Paulo Carvalho (Brazil) scored his first goal of the season to extend the Saints' lead to 2-0.
 
The Storm drew within one goal of the lead in the 31^st minute, as they beat Saints' goalkeeper Matthew Solorio (Kansas City, Mo.) to make it 2-1.
 
Lake Erie continued to attack, and just one minute later, they evened the score at 2-2 as they snuck another goal past Solorio.
 
In the 49^th minute, Carvalho saw another scoring chance and put a shot on goal, but it was steered away by the Storm goalkeeper.
 
Carvalho and sophomore Ethan Robinson (Toronto, Ontario) both got looks at shots in the 55^th minute, but neither could find the back of the net.
 
In the 70^th minute, freshman Conor Livingstone (Derby, England) saw a scoring chance, but his shot missed wide left.
 
DYU's final chance came in the 82^nd minute, as Carvalho let one rip, but his shot was blocked and the game went on to end in a 2-2 draw.
 
The Saints will be back in action on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. when they travel to St. Thomas Aquinas College to resume their ECC schedule.