MORRIS, Minn. - In a tight battle, the Minnesota Morris men's soccer team played to a 1-1 tie against UW-Superior Saturday in the UMAC opener for both teams at the Cougar Soccer Field.

Minnesota Morris was outshot 30-6 and 11-4 in shots on goal, but held a 1-0 lead late in the contest. The Cougars broke a scoreless tie in the 49th minute on a Luqman Barre successful penalty kick following a UWS foul in the box.

The Cougar defense and goalkeeper Cody Christ kept the Yellowjackets scoreless for nearly the rest of regulation. Following a UMM foul, UWS' Fernando Bicalho had a free kick just outside of the box and he drilled it in the left side of the net to knot the game at 1.

The game went to a pair of ten-minute overtime periods, but neither team could break the tie.

Christ made 10 saves in net for the Cougars.

Minnesota Morris (2-2-1, 0-0-1 in UMAC) returns home to face Northwestern Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Cougar Soccer Field.