The Fort Hays State men’s soccer team played to a scoreless 0-0 tie with visiting Oklahoma Wesleyan on Tuesday night (Oct. 18) at the FHSU Soccer Stadium. Windy conditions played a huge factor in the contest with winds at 20 mph and with wind gusts much higher than that.
 
The Tigers are now 8-2-2 on the season, their first in program history.
 
The Tigers had their opportunities during the game. Ricardo Yeverino tapped in a nice pass from Adrian Ramirez with 10 minutes left before halftime, but Yeverino was called offside on the play.
 
Omar Aguilar had a chance to give the Tigers the lead early in the second half. The freshman from Dallas, Texas dribbled down the right sideline and found himself one-on-one with the Eagle’s goalkeeper, but the shots were saved by OKWU on back-to-back attempts from Aguilar.
 
In the second overtime, Yeverino had another chance with eight minutes left. The junior forward had what appeared to be a wide open goal, but his shot went just wide right of the goal.
 
The Tigers had the wind in the first half and outshot the Eagles 13-0. In the second half, the shots were tied at 7 each. The two overtime periods saw shots only from the team with the wind. OKWU notched two shots in the first overtime period, and FHSU totaled three in the last overtime. For the game, the Tigers had 23 shots, compared to nine from OKWU.
 
The Tigers continue their three game homestand on Friday (Oct. 18) against Truman at 7 p.m. at the FHSU Soccer Stadium.

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