Worcester, Mass . – Oscar Zapata (Lima, Peru) scored early in the second half to even the score at 1-1 and that's the way the contest stayed as Clark University and visiting Babson College settled for a tie in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) men's soccer action on Saturday afternoon at the Granger Soccer Complex.

The result leaves the Beavers' record at 7-5-1 overall and 0-2-1 in league play, while Clark snaps a nine-match losing streak in conference contests and sees its record now stand at 3-8-2 and 0-3-1 in NEWMAC matchups.

Babson dominated the statsheet but missed out on several scoring opportunities that could've put the game away early. They did, however, score in the opening moments when Justin Laurenzo (Park Ridge, N.J.) flicked a throw-in over to Dillon Ventura (Pittstown, N.J.) who headed home his team-leading fifth marker of the year just 1:26 into the game.

The Beavers kept the pressure on, outshooting the Cougars 16-6 in the first 45 minutes. Mike Fisher (Longmeadow, Mass.) had a pair of excellent scoring chances – the first in the 13th minute and the second in the 18th minute – but Alfonso Alvarez (San Salvador, El Salvador) turned back both opportunities to keep Clark within striking distance.

Kenneth Vera (Franklin Square, N.Y.) probably had Clark's best chance to get on the board in the 38th minute when he corralled a loose ball and let go a shot that went left to right but Beaver netminder Jackson Klein (Maplewood, N.J.) was able to deflect it away.

The Scarlet and White finally broke through in the 51st minute when Vaske Gjino (Worcester, Mass.) sent a ball into the box that looked like it was going to go out of bounds behind the goal but Zapata came out of nowhere to tap the ball by a diving Klein for the equalizer.

Babson had a final chance in the closing minutes of regulation to go ahead, but again Alvarez was up to the task. Ventura was able to put a Clark defender on his back and spin, getting off a low rocket that Alvarez was able to turn away with a diving stop to his right in the 88th minute.

The Cougars had their best crack in the first extra session when Zapata and Vera worked the give and go but Vera's shot banged off the post after Klein denied him any open area into the net on the far right side.

In the end, the Beavers held a 30-12 advantage in shots (13-5 in shots on goal) and an incredible 13-1 edge in corner kicks.

Alvarez was the star of the afternoon, making a career-high 11 stops for Clark, while Klein needed to only make four saves in 110 minutes of action.

Babson will return to action on Monday with a road trip to Eastern Connecticut State, while the Cougars next play on Wednesday at Emmanuel College.