PHILADELPHIA ? The Saint Joseph's men's soccer team battled to a double-overtime scoreless draw with Drexel in a Philadelphia Soccer Six match-up on Saturday evening on Sweeney Field. The Hawks now stand 3-1-2 overall and 0-0-1 in Soccer Six action and are out to the program's best start since 2002. Freshman goalkeeper Bobby Edwards made four saves to pick up his first collegiate shutout.

"There aren't many cities that have rivalries like this," said head coach Don D'Ambra following the match. "I think that the fact that both teams played as well as they did and competed as hard as they did shows that it meant something."

Saint Joseph's defensive unit proved extremely solid for the entire 110:00 with Edwards in net and senior veterans Tommy Brooks, Jake Nelson, and Brandon Stevis on the back line. A welcomed addition to the unit was junior Tim Lazorko, who made the transition from the midfield to defense for the match.

Saint Joseph's opened with a 6-1 edge in shots in the first half, but four of the six would go wide of the net. Drexel's defensive unit made a stop on junior forward Mark Colville's attempt at net in the 27th minute and junior forward Emmanuel Temeh, after receiving a brilliant pass from Lazorko, put the ball just high in the 32nd minute.

Drexel (2-2-1, 1-0-1 Philadelphia Soccer Six) put pressure on Edwards early in the 18th minute, but the current Philadelphia Soccer Six Rookie of the Week made his first of four saves on the night.

The Hawks came out of the halftime break and owned an 11-6 advantage in second-half shots, although Drexel owned a 3-2 edge in the opening 15 minutes. Edwards made two saves during that time.

Both squads would see offensive opportunities later in the second half. In a one-on-one situation with Drexel goalkeeper Tyler Afflerbach, sophomore midfielder Eric Jordan fired his shot just high of the goal in the 52nd minute. In the 82nd minute, the Drexel offense managed to pull Edwards up in the box, and Drexel's Nico Delgado found himself with an open net but fired just wide.

After Saint Joseph's controlled the offensive momentum through most of regulation, Drexel fired off two shots in the first overtime, one saved and one just wide. However, the Saint Joseph's defensive unit was able to shut down a pair of second-overtime consecutive corner-kick opportunities for the Dragons to preserve the draw.

For the match, Saint Joseph's owned an 18-11 edge in shots, including a 17-7 advantage in regulation. The Dragons would go on to outshoot the Hawks 4-1 in the two overtime frames. Drexel saw a 6-3 edge in corner kicks, with two coming in back-to-back plays in the second overtime while the Hawks were whistled for 22 of the match's 31 fouls.

Temeh took a match-high five shots, landing three of SJU's four total shots on goal, while senior forward Mike Glazer took four shots.

Saint Joseph's travels to Marist next Sunday, September 21. Kick off at Tenney Stadium in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. is scheduled for 5:00 p.m.

MATCH NOTES: Freshman goalkeeper Bobby Edwards earned his first collegiate shutout... Sophomore forward Mori Diane played a career-high 59 minutes in his second collegiate start... Sophomore midfielder Eric Jordan (102) and junior forward Emmanuel Temeh (95) played career-high minutes.

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