GOSHEN, Ind. — When Oliver Patrick searches for his Father's Day gift next summer, the toddler would do well to steer clear of the neckwear section. His dad, Goshen College men's soccer coach Arron Patrick, has seen enough of ties after the Maple Leafs matched a school record with their fifth draw of the season Saturday night, a 0-0 stalemate with Mount Vernon Nazarene University at the John Ingold Athletic Complex.

Perhaps the best chance of the night for Goshen (4-6-5, 2-3-2) came two-and-a-half minutes into the extra session as Spencer Aeschliman's sliding attempt to tuck a cross inside the near post slithered wide. A pair of Mount Vernon fouls in overtime gave the Maple Leafs dangerous free kicks from the corners of the field, outside the penalty area: in the first overtime, a shot from Josh Stoltzfus went wide, and a ball into the six-yard box was headed away by a Cougar defender just before Tevin Gilkes could head it 21 seconds before the final whistle.

Mount Vernon Nazarene (11-3-2, 4-2-1), which entered the week receiving votes in the national poll and defeated no. 22 Spring Arbor on Wednesday, finished regulation with a 19-4 shot advantage, with eight of the Cougars' starting outfield players taking attempts. Only four were on frame, however, and Goshen sophomore goalkeeper Johan Escalante saved them all to post the shutout.

"To be honest I feel really good about how we played tonight," said Patrick. "The longer the game went on, the better we got. We're still young and naive and make bad decisions sometimes, but we got ourselves into the other kind of dangerous spot tonight. But our biggest struggle this year has been creating goals from opportunities, so the stats don't show the immense pressure MVNU was under."

The Cougars took eight of the match's 12 corner kicks, including two within a minute in the 18th minute after halftime. With less than 6:00 showing on the second-half clock, Enrique Salazar's would-be-go-ahead goal was saved by Escalante diving to his right; before Nathan Beem could follow up from point-blank range, he was flagged as offside.

Despite the level score, neither team was able to attempt a shot over the final eight minutes as the ball stayed largely in the middle of the field.

"The point from the draw doesn't really help us in the standings, but getting a point against a team of that caliber certainly doesn't hurt our confidence," Patrick said. "That's important because next week we play Indiana Wesleyan and Grace, two sides that like us are better than their record suggests. It's a week that offers two big opportunities to show our quality and resolve in how we face those challenges."

The single point from the draw leaves Goshen alone in seventh place in the 10-team Crossroads League: the top eight qualify for the league tournament at the close of the regular season next Saturday. GC can clinch a playoff spot on Wednesday with a win against Indiana Wesleyan coupled with losses by either Grace or Taylor. Kickoff in the GC-IWU game is set for 7 p.m. at the John Ingold Athletic Complex.