BABSON PARK, Mass.—First-year Youcef Ziad (Holbrook, Mass.) scored in the 27th minute and junior goalkeeper James Takami (Kenmore, Wash.) made a career-high eight saves as Babson College and No. 6 NSCAA/No. 9 D3soccer.com UMass Boston battled to a 1-1 double-overtime draw in non-conference men's soccer action on Tuesday afternoon at Hartwell-Rogers Field.

Babson, which is unbeaten in its last five matches, is now 5-4-3 on the year, while the region's top-ranked team, UMass Boston, is now 10-0-1.

The Beacons had the Green and White on its heels early and nearly scored in the game's opening minute as sophomore Mohamed Kenawy (Revere, Mass.) had a shot cleared off the line by a Beavers' defender before hitting the crossbar with his rebound attempt. Babson took advantage of its good fortune in the 27th minute when Ziad ran onto a thru ball from senior Caleb Long (Kingston, Mass.) and slotted a shot inside the left post for his first career goal and 1-0 lead.

Takami made a diving save on Kenawy in the 28th minute and then punched his 30-yard free kick over the crossbar in the 31st minute to maintain a one-goal lead at the break. The Beavers' defense blocked a pair of attempts by UMass Boston first-year Luis Tavares (Praia, Cape Verde) following a corner kick in the 67th minute, while sophomore Carlo Araujo (Mexico City, Mexico) cleared another potential scoring opportunity out of the goal mouth following a failed clear by Takami in the 68th minute.

The Beacons finally broke through with an equalizer in the 85th minute following one of the few mistakes of the day by the Babson defense. UMass Boston was awarded an indirect kick inside the 18-yard box and Morales hit a 10-yard rocket following a touch from junior Marcelo Cunha (Goiania, Brazil) to level the score.

The Beacons outshot the Beavers 6-1 in overtime, although each team finished with just one shot on target.

First-year goalkeeper Omar Castro-Dreher (Woonsocket, R.I.) finished with two saves for UMass Boston, which enjoyed a 34-7 edge in shots and a 19-1 advantage in corner kicks.

Both teams return to action on Saturday as Babson hosts Clark at 1 p.m., while UMass Boston will play just its second home game of the year against UMass Dartmouth at 7 p.m.

GAME NOTES
•    The Beavers are now 5-0-1 all-time against UMass Boston.
•    Ziad's first-half tally was the first conceded by the Beacons in 684:25 going back to September 5.
•    Babson is now 5-1-2 this season when scoring the first goal of the game.
•    The Beavers are 5-1-3 when limiting their opponents to one goal or less this fall.