Washington University in St. Louis Men’s Soccer Ties Denison University, 1-1, on Sunday Afternoon at Denison University Invitational

Granville, Ohio, September 6, 2009 – Senior Nat Zenner scored a goal less than two minutes into the game but it was not enough for the Washington University in St. Louis men's soccer team to hold off Denison University as the Bears tied the Big Red, 1-1, on Sunday afternoon at the Denison University Invitational in Granville, Ohio. Junior Cody Costakis executed a corner kick just 1:52 into Sunday's game that found Zenner on the right side of the box, allowing him to head home is second score in as many days. The two teams played to a stalemate for the next 80 minutes before Denison's Lenny Mills fielded a ball off a Washinton U. defender and sent a shot past senior John Smelcer in the upper right corner of the net. The goal was the first for any opponent against Smelcer and WU in 2009. With neither team able to post another score in the overtime periods, the Bears were forced to settle for their second tie of the week. An aggressive Denison squad out-shot Washington University 19-11 over the course of 110 minutes of play, but the Big Red were also whistled for 20 fouls and issued four yellow cards. Smelcer finished the game with five saves and holds a 0.29 goals against average through the first three games of the season. Zenner and Costakis have accounted for all of the WU offense so far this year. Both registered unassisted scores in a 2-0 win over Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology on Saturday. Washington U. (1-0-2) will return to action on Thursday, Sept. 10, when the Bears hit the road once again to take on Webster University in St. Louis, Mo. Game time is scheduled for 7 p.m. Bear Notebook: With two goals in three games in 2009, Zenner has already matched his scoring output from last season … Zenner also scored in back-to-back games for the second time in his career and the first time since he accomplished the feat against Carnegie Mellon University and Fontbonne University on Sept. 29, and Oct. 4, of 2007 … Washington U. already has two ties in 2009 and the team has not recorded more than two ties in a season since 2005. Vincent Novicki Assistant Sports Information Director Washington University in St. Louis (314) 935-4709 (work) (314) 614-2253 (cell) (314) 935-4600 (fax) http://bearsports.wustl.edu