Men’s soccer ties SDSU in marathon match

Oct. 14, 2013, 12:09 a.m.

Stanford men’s soccer (6-3-2, 1-2-1 Pac-12) will feel a bit tired when it returns from a tough road trip to Southern California, as an enthralling game against San Diego State (3-6-1, 0-2-1) ended in a 3-3 tie after double overtime could not break the deadlock.

Sophomore midfielder Eric Verso
Sophomore midfielder Eric Verso (above) was one of three goal-scorers for Stanford in a tough-fought tie against the Aztecs. (AVI BAGLA/The Stanford Daily)

The Cardinal was up 2-0 at one point and then 3-2 thanks to goals by freshman forward Jordan Morris, junior midfielder Eric Verso and sophomore winger Aaron Kovar, who notched his first goal of the 2013 campaign. However, Stanford was constantly pushed back on defense throughout the game. Seniors Jordan Ongaro and Kody Duff pulled SDSU back from an early deficit with goals before senior midfielder Kevin Bick netted the crucial equalizer only 44 seconds after Stanford had retaken the lead courtesy of Morris.

Though SDSU junior defender Wil Cannon was sent off in the 73rd minute with a red card, Stanford was unable to capitalize on the man advantage and had to settle for a somewhat disappointing draw.

Jeremy Gunn’s squad will look to regroup as it travels to No. 1 Cal (9-0-2, 3-0-1) next Sunday in what should be a hard-fought matchup of the Bay Area archrivals.

Dylan Fugel is a junior from Frankfurt, Germany, by way of London, England, double majoring in English and French, ensuring he is pretentious in multiple languages. He supports Borussia Dortmund, the Knicks, Mets and Rangers, because nobody told him not to be a loser all his life. The trading of Pablo Prigioni haunts him to this day.

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