WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Howard men's soccer team fought hard but tied Robert Morris, 2-2, in double overtime on Saturday afternoon at Greene Stadium.
The Bison are 1-8-3 on the season and the Colonials move to 3-5-1.
Howard just outshot RMU with a slight 19-18 edge. The Colonials had a 9-6 advantage in corner kicks, seven of which were in the second half.
Redshirt senior goalkeeper Kenneth Hersey finished the day with 10 saves in 110 minutes in goal. Six of his rejections were in the second half. Winter Fondi posted nine saves for the Colonials and gave up both goals in the first 45 minutes.
Rookie Brandon Hood took a team-high four shots, followed by classmate Quentin Valiente with three attempts.
Freshman Daniel Hart scored his first goal as a Bison and put the team up 1-0 at the 27:26 mark. Hart started 40 yards out and shook off four defenders on his way into the box before he made the net-minder commit to the right while he slid the ball in the left corner.
The Colonials responded in the 34th minute after Owen Pearce clipped the ball behind his back to Lucas Puntillo, who put it in the right corner, tying the game 1-1.
Three minutes later, junior Isaac Mbappe posted his first goal of the season when he went top shelf after getting a shot through in a crowded box after sophomore Pierre Lloyd got the ball in play off a corner kick for a 2-1 lead.
Howard managed to hold off a strong offensive attack by the Colonials as they took three shots and three corners in the span of two and half minutes.
RMU notched the equalizer in the 86th minute after Hersey made a save. Curran Edland caught the rebound and put it in the back of the net to lock the match at 2-2 and force extra time.
The Bison did not attempt a shot in the first overtime period but the Colonials put one shot on goal and sent two wide.
Freshman Andres Gomez had two great attempts in double overtime as he made the goalie stretch to make the saves but could not record the go-ahead tally.
Howard will get back on the road to face Saint Francis (Pa.) on Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 2:30 p.m.
