#19 Roadrunners Tie Tennessee Wesleyan - Dalton State College Athletics

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DALTON, Ga. - #19 Dalton State got two more goals from sophomore Santiago Moore as they would tie Tennessee Wesleyan 2-2 in non-conference action at Lakeshore Park Soccer Complex in Dalton, Ga. on Tuesday night.

THE FIRST HALF
Tough defense would be the name of the game on this evening as both teams came out playing hard early. The Roadrunners would get on the board first in the 11' when Santiago Moore beat Bulldog goalkeeper Nic Croucher for the first goal of the evening and a 1-0 lead. That lead would hold true until the 30' when Moore would get loose again for his second goal and a 2-0 advantage for the Roadrunners. The lead would remain the same for the next 15 minutes as Dalton State took a 2-0 lead into the half

THE SECOND HALF
Dalton State would cling to a 2-0 lead for the first 25 minutes of the second period. Tennessee Wesleyan would get on the board in the 70' when Gabriel Gonzalez beat Samuel Fraire to cut the Roadrunner lead to 2-1. With infused inspiration, the Bulldogs would attack again. They would be the benefactor of Roadrunner misfortune when a foul was called on Dalton State in the box in the 77' setting up a penalty kick. Yuri Parisotto would step to the line and convert to tie the match at 2-2.

Both teams would have scoring opportunities down the stretch but neither could convert as time ran out.

OVERTIME
Dalton State would look to end the match in the first overtime, but a controversial call in the box on a Roadrunner corner kick would negate a would be game-winning goal. Both netminders would play excellent in the net during the overtime periods as the match would end in a draw.

THE REST OF THE STORY
#19 Dalton State goes to (11-3-1 overall, 4-2 SSAC), while Tennessee Wesleyan now stands at (9-5-1 overall, 4-4 AAC) with the draw. Santiago Moore scores two more goals on the evening and now has 15 goals on the season to go along with 14 assist. Kevin Villatoro collected his second assist on Moore's first goal, while Enrique Ruiz notched his first assist on the season on Moore's second goal.

UP NEXT
#19 Dalton State will travel to Montgomery, Ala. on Saturday, October 28, for a crucial SSAC matchup with Faulkner (Ala.). Kickoff is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. (CST).

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