Nov. 1 , 2006

O’Keefe saves Adrian at Albion, 2-2

ALBION, Mich.—The Adrian College men’s soccer team earned a 2-2 draw at Albion College on Wednesday afternoon on the strength of a fine performance by senior goalkeeper Ryan O’Keefe.

After two first-half Briton goals, O’Keefe stopped a penalty kick in the second half to keep the Bulldogs within one score. Brian Bain scored off a Matt Evans assist late in the first half to give Adrian their first goal.

Dusty Kendall knotted the count at two, scoring his second goal of the season, unassisted in the 74th minute, going top shelf to beat Briton keeper Dan Putnam.

At the end of two overtimes the score remained 2-2.

Adrian, once again, made the most of their few shots, converting two of their three shots on goal. Albion had 21 shots with 14 on net, but O’Keefe turned away 12 of those shots, including five in the second extra period.

The Bulldogs are now 2-13-4 overall and 2-7-4 in the MIAA. Adrian will host conference-leading Hope College in their season finale on Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Performance Stadium.