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Men's soccer and West Virginia are tied at 1-1 at the half

DeKALB — Men's soccer is tied with the West Virginia University Mountaineers at one a piece.

Senior midfielder Ethan Pitre scored the first goal of the game, putting the Huskies up 1-0. Pitre received a header behind the defense from junior midfielder Alex Welch, and was able to beat WVU junior goalkeeper Steven Tekesky one-on-one for the goal.

At the 32nd minute first-year forward Rodrigo Robles Grajera scored for the Mountaineers. His initial shot was blocked by Martin Sanchez, Huskie redshirt first-year goalkeeper. Grajera was able to recover the kick and finished the job to tie the game.