CORVALLIS, Ore. — Entering the night as one of a handful of teams still unbeaten on the year, the No. 17 UC Davis men's soccer team survived its latest test on the road on Monday, getting a goal by junior managerial economics major Marte Formico in the 72nd minute to forge a 1-1 draw at Oregon State at Lorenz Field in Corvallis, Ore.

In the first meeting between the two programs since 2011, the Aggies moved to 4-0-2 overall on the year with the result, continuing its best start since the 2014 squad opened with a 4-0-7 record. Monday marked the fourth time in the seven all-time meetings with the Beavers that the two teams played to a double overtime result.

Oregon State moved to 3-1-2 overall on the year with the draw, remaining unbeaten at home (2-0-2) against UC Davis in the series.

The Aggies' defense bent, but did not break, on a cool Corvallis night, withstanding a barrage of 16 shots from the Beavers' offense, but limiting Oregon State to just four shots on goal for the match. It continues a trend that has seen UC Davis hold opponents to six shots on goal or fewer in every contest this season.

Following a scoreless first period that saw the Beavers hit a post and have another ball saved off the line by an Aggie defender, both sides settled in for an exciting second half that saw both teams find the back of the net.

Oregon State's Joel Walker put the home team ahead in the 57th minute with his first of the year, taking passes from teammates Sofiane Djeffal and Don Tchilao and converting a shot from the bottom corner of the box for the 1-0 lead.

A flurry by the Aggies just 10 minutes later preceded their only goal of the night as a shot by senior political science major Justin Wright was blocked, reigning Big West Conference defensive player of the week Roy Boateng had a header sail wide, and senior history major Brian Quintero had another attempt blocked away by the Beavers' defense.

UC Davis was not to be denied, however, as Formico came through just a minute-and-a-half later with his second of the season. The Saratoga, Calif., native took a pass from sophomore managerial economics major Nabi Kibunguchy and chipped a ball from about 25 yards out that curled around Oregon State goalkeeper Adrian Fernandez and into the back of the net to tie the match at one apiece.

For Formico, it was his second goal in the team's last three contests after scoring the game-winner against CSU Bakersfield on Sept. 2, while Kibunguchy notched his first point of the season and second career assist.

Both teams were relatively quiet for the rest of regulation as the Aggies fought off a challenge in the first overtime, blocking a pair of shots before a third sailed high in a span of 52 seconds at the beginning of the period, while Kibunguchy had a shot off a corner by freshman managerial economics major Andy Velasquez go high.

The Beavers' Djeffal had a shot go high in the final 10 seconds of the first overtime period, while sophomore managerial economics major Jacob Rudolph had the only shot attempt of the second overtime blocked away by the Oregon State defense.

Overall, the Beavers out-shot the Aggies, 16-12, for the match, with UC Davis putting five of their attempts on frame. Junior global disease biology major Wallis Lapsley, who entered the night ranked No. 13 in the nation in goals against average and No. 12 in save percentage, finished with two saves in net.

With tonight's match being played on a Monday, the Aggies have only one contest remaining this week, hosting Santa Clara on Saturday (Sept. 15) at 5 p.m. at Aggie Soccer Field. It is only the second home match of the year thus far for UC Davis, which has played five of its first six contests on the road.

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