KINGSTON Ont. (October 14, 2016) – The Gaels (5-4-4) drew a 5-5 game against the UOIT Ridgebacks (3-7-4) at Miklas McCarney Field.

GAME FLOW

The Gaels started the game with plenty of offensive pressure and quickly took control of the ball and the play. The men fired multiple shots on the UOIT net and in the sixth minute, the first goal was scored by Jacob Schroeter (Ottawa) with an assist by Tonko Bacelic (Mississauga, Ont). Only a short minute after, Chris Wellsman (Victoria) scored the second goal of the game with an assist from Kristian Zanette (Thunder Bay, Ont). Schroter and many of the other midfielders maintained great ball control even through the pressure put on by the Ridgebacks. In the 19^th minute of the game, the Ridgebacks placed a goal into the back of the net from just outside the 18 yard box. Only 13 minutes later, the Ridgebacks scored again to tie the game up at two. The Gaels maintained ball control and continued their aggressive play until the end of the half.
 
Heading into the second half, the Gaels got to a quick start with a nice offensive play. Andrew Martin (Kingston, Ont) scored a quick goal to take the lead in the 52^nd minute of the game with an assist by Wellsman. Alex Jones (Comox, B.C.) kept the lead for the Gaels with two fantastic saves in the second half. In the 60^th minute of the game, the UOIT Ridgebacks took the first yellow card of the game. Only a minute later, Conor Hannigan (Victoria) acquired the first yellow card for Queen's. The yellow card lead to a penalty kick for the Ridgebacks and resulted in a goal, tying the game at three.

The UOIT Ridgebacks stole the momentum from the Gaels, scoring another two goals only four minutes apart. The Ridgebacks took a 5-3 lead heading towards injury time. In the extra time, both Schroeter and Tommy Hong (Oakville, Ont) obtained a yellow card each. The men were down by two in the final minutes of the game until Schroeter scored on a penalty kick, kicking up the intensity for the Gaels. In the last minute of the game Sam Abernathy (Halifax) scored the final goal of the game, ending with a 5-all draw.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
3 – three yellow cards were obtained by Queen's during the game
10 – ten total goals were scored between both teams
4 – four saves were made for the Queen's goalie Alex Jones
 
FINAL SAY
"It was a high tempo match and I am very pleased with our attacking plays, scoring five goals. We had momentum coming in from our last game but we do need to get a bit more sound with our defensive work. We're looking forward to Trent on Sunday and we hopefully will get three points with them." – Christian Hoefler
 
UP NEXT
The Gaels take on the Trent Excalibur on Sunday October 16, 2016 at 3:15pm at Richardson Stadium.