EDWARDSVILLE – The Wilkes University men's soccer team scored midway through the second half only to see the visiting Giants of Keystone College find the equalizer in the 81^st minute as the two teams settled for a 1-1 tie Saturday afternoon at Schmidt Stadium.
 
Wilkes moves to 3-2-2 overall following the draw while Keystone stands at 5-2-1 overall after the contest.
 
After the teams went scoreless over the first 45 minutes, Jeffrey Eager-Heffner (Blandon, PA/Fleetwood Area) took a cross from Jacob Bausher (Hamburg, PA/Hamburg Area) kicking in the ball from the right corner to give the Colonels a 1-0 lead with 65:06 on the clock.
 
Keystone answered in the 81^st minute when Willy Nduwayo broke free through the middle dribbling 15 yards before finding the back of the net past Colonels keeper Russell Rauh (Poughkeepsie, NY/Arlington Senior).
 
Neither team could find the game-winner through the two overtime periods as Keystone held a slight 7-4 advantage in shots through the final 20 minutes of extra soccer.
 
Zach Tone (Easton, PA/Easton Area) started in net for Wilkes and finished with four saves through 48:22 scoreless minutes. Rauh posted three saves in relief.
 
Wilkes returns to the pitch Wednesday with a non-conference match at the University of Scranton at 4:00 p.m.