September 20, 2007                                                                            

Yellowjackets Settle for 1-1 Draw
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SEATTLE, Wash. – The Montana State Billings men’s soccer team had to settle for a draw against No. 4 nationally ranked Seattle Pacific.  The Yellowjackets and Falcons battled to a 1-1 decision Thursday night in Seattle.  The Jackets are 7-0-1 overall and 3-0-1 in conference play following the tie, while the Falcons are 4-0-4, and 1-0-1 in the GNAC.

The Jackets’ Sam Charles (Weymouth, England) continued to shine offensively scoring MSUB’s lone goal of the game in the 78th minute. Charles headed the ball into the net from the far post.  Chris Cornish (Surrey, England) picked up the assist.  Charles, who already holds the GNAC record for consecutive games with at least one goal scored, added to his record, making it the eighth game in which the sophomore forward has scored.

Seattle Pacific, in a last ditch effort, scored the equalizer with just 1:07 left in regulation.  Matt Kemper scored using a header from five yards off teammate Doug Whitney’s free kick to send the game into overtime.  Playing extra minutes has become a regularity for the Falcons as the game marked Seattle Pacific’s fifth overtime game and the fourth resulting in a tie.

Both the Jackets and the Falcons had 11 shots with MSU Billings holding a 6-5 advantage on shots on goals.  Sander Tollefson (Missoula) made three saves while the Falcons’ Kellen Rosten recorded five.

The Yellowjackets travel to Bellingham, Wash., for a conference game against Western Washington University (3-4-0, 0-2-0) on Saturday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. before heading back to Seattle to face Seattle University (6-2-0, 1-1-0) on Monday, Sept. 24.  Kick off is 2:30 p.m.