East Carolina University
High Point
Pirates Battle High Point To 3-3 Tie
September 25, 2005 | Men's Soccer
Sept. 25, 2005
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HIGH POINT, N.C. - East Carolina senior Calvin Simon netted a pair of goals Saturday night as the Pirates and High Point battled to a 3-3 double overtime tie at Albion Millis Stadium.
ECU (0-6-1) scored the first goal of the match when Matt Kowaleski (Richmond, Va.) caught the deflection off Panther goalkeeper Adam Ross to put the Pirates up 1-0.
High Point (0-4-3) soon answered the Pirates' goal in the form of Dan Haywood who bounced a direct free kick off of an ECU defender to knot the game at 1-1.
The Panthers pulled ahead, 2-1, in the 20th minute when Chris Archer passed the ball to Haywood who then broke away from the defender to set up Cole Atkins for goal.
In the 26th minute Simon (Wilmington, N.C.) found the back of the net off of an assist from David Levine (Charlotte, N.C.) who passed the ball over the line of HPU defenders to pull the Pirates even and set the score at 2-2.
HPU's Josh Windley quickly retaliated with a goal in the 27th minute when he connected with a corner kick from Atkins to send the Panthers into the half with a 3-2 lead.
The second half only saw one goal when in the 51st minute ECU's Levine once again found Simon who sent the ball into the back of the net and set the score at 3-3.
ECU's Chris Hicks recorded four saves in 110 minutes of play in goal.
"I thought that we really competed hard and played well," said Interim Head Coach Chad Halverson. "This was an intense, high pressure game for both teams. Now we have to turn our focus to conference play and get ready for South Carolina."
The Pirates will open Conference USA play Sunday, Oct. 2 at 1 p.m. when they host South Carolina in Bunting Field.
