EAST LANSING, Mich. – The FGCU men's soccer team (1-0-1) leaves its Michigan trip with an unblemished mark as the Eagles played to double overtime 1-1 draw against No. 7 Michigan State (0-0-2), Monday afternoon at DeMartin Stadium.

"I thought the guys' performance today was in many ways better than our game Friday against Michigan," said head coach Jesse Cormier. "We moved the ball well and gave them a lot to deal with and think about. It's unfortunate that we didn't get the win today but we certainly did enough to get all three points. I give credit to Michigan State for never giving up when we had the advantage."

It was a defensive battle for both squads early on as FGCU didn't record its first shot until the 17th-minute mark, a right-footed liner from Jahan Rajaee(Gainesville, Fla./F.W. Buchholz HS) that needed a diving save. Seven minutes later, Ryan Medilah (Paris, France/San Jacinto) tested the MSU keeper but was denied as the last shot on frame in the first half was taken by Ethan Dudley (St. Johns, Fla./Bartram Trail HS) in the 37th minute.

The first half saw the FGCU offense record six shots with one corner. Keeper Gustavo Vasconcelos (Recife, Brazil/Colegio GGE) saw four shots go by him, none of threat as the Eagles defense kept the Spartans in check yielding no shots on frame.

Ivan Rosales (Houston, Texas/San Jacinto) received the starting nod in the second stanza and sparked the FGCU attack nearly connecting in the 51st minute. The senior launched a shot from 15 yards that went left of the near post. His next attempt would miss wide of the mark in the 68th, but the Houston native capitalized with two minutes left in regulation. Shak Adams(Antioch, Tenn./Cane Ridge HS) was fouled just inside the 15-yard box to draw the penalty kick as Rosales was called upon to take and it buried it in the top-left corner. It was Rosales' second goal of the season (game-winner against No. 13 Michigan Friday night).

FGCU looked to be walking away with a win in its pocket but the Spartans drew a foul in the box after Vasconcelos leaped in the air, coming down on a player. MSU converted the penalty kick with 57 seconds left to bring the match into overtime.

In extra time, FGCU mustered two shots, edging MSU in corners, 2-1 (7-3 overall). All said the offense put up 16 total shots with six coming on frame. The defense limited the seventh-ranked Spartans to four shots on goal in the 110 minutes. 

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