Box Score Clinton, Iowa- The Cougar men's soccer team tied No. 4 Ashford University 1-1 today on the road. With the tie, Columbia moves to 2-2-1 on the season.

The Cougars wasted little time in getting on the board in the first half as freshman Matija Ceraj headed in a corner kick assisted by Rasmus Juul Pedersen in the 5^th minute of play. The Saints answered back in the 24^th minute when Caio Ruiz netted an unassisted goal tying the game 1-1. In the second half both squads remained scoreless sending the game into overtime.

In the two overtime periods, neither defense gave way to the opposing offense as the extra 20 minutes of play did not produce a score for either side. Ashford outshot the Cougars 2-0 in the overtime periods and 13 (11 on goal) to 5 (4 on goal) for the match. Junior Daniel Ainsworth posted seven saves for Columbia in the contest.

The Cougars return home and begin American Midwest Conference action on Saturday, September 20th. Columbia faces Freed-Hardeman in a 7 p.m. match at R. Marvin Owens Soccer Stadium.