Box Score DES MOINES, Iowa – Bryan Simons scored a golden goal in the 94^th minute for DePaul in a 2-1 comeback win over the Drake University men's soccer team Friday, Sept. 7 night at the Cownie Soccer Complex.
 
Drake (3-2-0) seized a 1-0 lead in the 16^th minute with a goal by Steven Enna (Overland Park, Kan.) off a set piece. Cole Poppen (Ankeny, Iowa) skied a free kick into the DePaul (3-2-0) box that Lucas Bartlett (Overland Park, Kan.) volleyed to Enna who blasted it past goalkeeper, Drew Nuelle far post. It is the second goal of the season for Enna. Poppen has a league-leading five assists.
 
Drake held the 1-0 lead deep into the match until the Blue Demons were awarded a penalty kick in the 82^nd minute after a foul in the Bulldogs' box. Harry Hilling converted the penalty kick past goalkeeper, Jared Brown (Aurora, Ontario), for the equalizer (82:05). Later, Enna nearly won the game off a direct kick just outside the 18-yard box but his shot went wide.
 
In the 94^th minute (94:35), the Bulldogs' defense failed to clear the ball deep in their box and DePaul capitalized on the miscue as Timmy Iscra collected the ball, sent a pass to a hustling Simons, who slipped it past Brown far post for the comeback win. The Blue Demons' victory snapped a three-match winning streak by the Bulldogs.
 
"A hard-fought match this evening against a very good DePaul team," said head coach Gareth Smith. "The game was in the balance with both team creating chances but we had the lead for a long period of time and should have seen the game out. However, we made two costly individual errors, that are uncharacteristic, and allowed DePaul into the game. We have a good balance of youth and experience in the team and unfortunately, we didn't show enough experience to close out the result. There are a lot of positive to take away and we will continue to build on what has been an excellent start to the season. Now we turn our attention to a tough game on the road at Western Michigan."
 
Following Friday's match, Drake travels to Kalamazoo, Mich. Sunday for a 2 p.m. matinee versus Western Michigan.