LAKELAND, Fla. — Southeastern University and Webber International played to a hard-fought 1-1 conference draw at the SEU Soccer Field on Saturday evening. With the result, the Fire move to an 8-1-2 overall record and a 2-0-1 conference mark, while the Warriors sit at 2-8-2 overall and 0-3-1 in conference play.

The Fire applied heavy pressure from the opening whistle, outshooting the Warriors 28 to 4 overall and 11 to 2 in shots on goal. Southeastern broke through in the 16th minute when forward Thomas Hardouin netted his fifth goal of the season off assists from Adam Cooil and Filipe Santana. Webber International responded by capitalizing on an opportunity in the 26th minute, as Dylan Salomon converted a penalty kick to level the score at 1-1.

Despite a dominant second half where Southeastern fired 18 shots and earned nine corner kicks, strong defensive play and 10 total saves from Webber goalkeeper Alvaro Garcia kept the Fire off the scoreboard the rest of the way. SEU goalkeeper Noah Murray-Hawkins anchored the backline, playing all 90 minutes between the posts.
For the match, Southeastern held a 28-4 advantage in total shots, an 11-2 edge in shots on goal, and earned 13 corner kicks to Webber's zero.