BUFFALO - The D'Youville men's soccer team gave #24 Mercy University a battle on Saturday, playing the Mavericks to a 1-1 tie on the road.

Freshman Shawn Richardson (Thailand, Sweden) scored the Saints' lone goal, his third in the last two games. Saints' freshman goalkeeper Matthew Solorio (Kansas City, Mo.) allowed just one goal and tallied five saves.

DYU's first scoring chance came in the first minute of the game, as freshman Frederick Balmforth (Oslo, Norway) fired a shot that missed just out wide left.

The Saints' next opportunity came in the 16th minute, when Richardson put a shot on goal, but Mercy's goalkeeper was able to smother it.

In the 22nd minute, senior Charlie Stewart (Aberdeen, Sweden) directed a shot toward the bottom right of the goal, but it was once again turned away by the Mavericks.

Freshman Max Trushell (Canberra, Australia) and Richardson each put shots on goal in the 26th and 29th minute, respectively, but neither could find pay dirt and the game remained scoreless. A couple minutes later, however, the Mavericks were able to get one past Solorio and go up 1-0.

In the 35th minute, sophomore Finn Savage (Wrexham, Wales) sent one towards the bottom left of the goal, but it was saved by Mercy's goalkeeper, and the Saints went to the locker room at half down by a goal.

Savage saw another chance to score early in the second half, but once again he was denied by the Mavericks' goalkeeper.

In the 59th minute, Richardson came through for the second consecutive game for the Saints, knotting the game up at 1-1 with his third goal in the past two games.

Richardson came painstakingly close to giving DYU the lead in the 77th minute, as his shot deflected off the left woodwork.

The Saints final look came in the 87th minute, when senior Paulo Carvalho put a shot on goal, but it was saved and the game ended in a 1-1 tie.
 

D'Youville will be back in action next Wednesday when they travel to Seton Hill University for a game at 1:00 p.m.