Storm battle to a draw at Central to open A-R-C action

PELLA, Iowa - Taking on Central to begin their conference action, Simpson men's soccer came away with a 1-1 draw on Saturday afternoon.

The Storm (4-4-1, 0-0-1) capitalized on a Dutch (3-4-2, 0-0-1) error in the first half which resulted in an own goal in the 17th minute. Central managed to knot up the score in the second half in the 57th minute. Ronaldo Ordaz led the way with seven shots, and Mason Chaplin recorded five saves in goal for the Storm.

GOAL SUMMARY

• The Storm's goal came on a miscue from the Dutch defense after a free kick outside the box deflected off a Central player into their own net.
• Central's equalizer came 12 minutes into the second half, after a diving save from Chaplin, the ball kicked right back to a Dutch attacker for the score.

NOTABLES

• Simpson outshot Central 10-to-1 in the opening half, and 18-to-10 overall.
• The Storm's 18 shots marked five straight games with 18 or more shots.
• Chaplin's five saves tied for the most in a single game this season for Simpson.
• The draw was the first between Simpson and Central since 2021, and the fourth in series history.

UP NEXT

Simpson returns home for their final non-conference action, hosting Wisconsin-Platteville on Tuesday, October 5 with kick-off scheduled for 5:00 p.m.