Playing the only game on the Great Midwest Athletic Conference schedule on Tuesday (Oct. 13) night, Ashland University's men's soccer team rallied for a 2-2 tie at Malone.
 
The Eagles are 5-7-1 overall and 4-5-1 in the Great Midwest. Despite the draw, Ashland missed an opportunity to pull into a tie for the sixth and final conference tournament spot – and is two points behind Kentucky Wesleyan for that last postseason slot.
 
Tuesday's game was an action-packed affair. Ashland out-shot Malone, 20-16, and the Eagles took 11 corner kicks to the Pioneers' eight.
 
Both teams scored in the first half, and those goals came within nine minutes of each other.
 
In the 18^th minute, the Pioneers (2-9-2, 1-7-2) went up on a goal from Felipe Matheis Albertim. Assists went to Dionysios Tsirambidis and Camden Albertson.
 
The Eagle counter came in the 27^th minute on the fourth goal of 2026 from senior midfielder Sergio Ruiz. Freshman midfielder Cole Fisher's assist was his third as an Eagle.
 
Malone then re-took the advantage at 2-1 in the 62^nd minute on Josiah Bixler's goal from Matheis Albertim.
 
Tuesday's back-and-forth extended to the 76^th minute, when junior midfielder Marley Marshall scored his first collegiate goal, unassisted, to bring the score level once again.
 
Junior goalkeeper Jaime Duran stopped six shots in Tuesday's tie.
 
The Eagles will have a quick turnaround, as they will play another conference road game at 1 p.m. on Thursday (Oct. 15) at Findlay (8-3-1, 5-3-1).