EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. – Austen Veach scored his second goal of the match in the closing seconds to lift the Lock Haven men's soccer team to a 3-3 draw at East Stroudsburg on Wednesday night on the road.
 
Lock Haven moves to 0-2-4 overall and 0-0-1 and East Stroudsburg is now 3-3-2 overall.
 
The Bald Eagles built a 2-0 first-half advantage behind goals from Kade Black and Veach.
 
Black opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Scott Manning found Black for his third goal of the season at the 14:02 mark, giving Lock Haven an early 1-0 lead.
 
Lock Haven doubled its lead late in the opening half when Billy Lawrence connected with Veach in the 42nd minute. Veach finished the chance at 41:51 to put the Bald Eagles ahead, 2-0, heading into halftime.
 
East Stroudsburg responded quickly after the break, scoring twice in less than two minutes to level the match, before taking its first lead of the night in the 75th minute
 
Despite trailing 3-2 in the closing minutes, Lock Haven continued to press and earned a corner kick at 89:54. Lawrence delivered his second assist of the night on the ensuing set piece, and Veach found the back of the net to tie the match, 3-3, just before the final whistle.
 
Veach led Lock Haven offensively with two goals on two shots on goal. Lawrence finished with a game-high two assists, while Black added a goal and Manning recorded an assist.
 
Lock Haven goalkeeper Ethan Beck made four saves in the full 90 minutes.
 
Next up for The Haven:
The Bald Eagles remain on the road and will travel to District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19.