COLUMBUS, Ohio – Roosevelt was forced to settle for a 1-1 tie after a chaotic final five minutes against Ohio Dominican on Saturday in Columbus, Ohio.

The Lakers (1-0-1) took the lead in the second half on a Noah Vasilev penalty and looked to be in control of sealing the win. Instead, the Lakers were called for a foul and allowed a penalty kick with less than four minutes left. Eric Carvajal confidently dove to his left and stopped the kick, but it took 17 seconds for the referee to whistle another foul on Roosevelt that resulted in a penalty kick.

Ohio Dominican did not miss its second attempt against Carvajal, who made six of his eight saves in the second half. The Lakers had a few chances late in the match, but could not find the winner in the dying moments.

Roosevelt had the upper hand in the first half while outshooting Ohio Dominican 6-3. The Lakers once again did a great job at forcing turnovers in the second half to lead to scoring chances. Saturday, Oskar Schuster got in the way of a pass back and was quickly interfered with as he stepped towards the ball. The whistle gave Vasilev his chance at a penalty kick, and the junior left no doubt as he rolled it into the bottom left corner.

Vasilev led the team with three shots on goal and four shot attempts while Thursday's hero Fynn Mewes put just one of his three attempts on target. No one else attempted more than one shot for the Lakers, who remain unbeaten in six non-conference matches since transitioning to Division II full-time ahead of last season.

BRICK WALL: Opponents should fear when Carvajal is in the net for a penalty kick. He has stopped five of the last seven penalty kicks taken at him not in a shootout. Last season, the senior stopped two of the three he faced and he stopped the last two he faced in 2023, including one from current Roosevelt graduate assistant Nick Kilian in the CCAC championship game.

UP NEXT: The Lakers return home to Morris Field on Wednesday for their home opener against Missouri St. Louis at 6 p.m. It will be the first ever meeting between Roosevelt and UMSL.