CONWAY, S.C. – The William & Mary men's soccer team extended its unbeaten streak to six matches with a 1-1 draw at No. 24-ranked Coastal Carolina on Tuesday night. Junior Antonio Bustamante gave W&M (8-4-4) a 1-0 lead with a first-half goal, but the Chanticleers (7-6-1), who were coming off a 1-0 upset at No. 2 Maryland, answered before the end of the half, and the teams played to a stalemate the rest of the way. 
 
"We competed well overall, but we just lacked the sharpness," head coach Chris Norris said. "We did a good job of scrapping, battling and defending to get a result. There was not a lot going on for either team in the first half. The second half was more open, and we played better, but didn't turn it into a ton of chances like we have."
 
In the 31st minute, senior William Eskay carried the ball down the right flank on the counter. His cross found Bustamante who touched into the penalty area before finishing past Coastal Carolina goalkeeper Braulio Linares-Ortiz for his eighth goal of the season.
 
Unfortunately, the Chanticleers found the equalizer just 49 seconds later. CCU's Frantzdy Pierrott lofted a cross to the middle of the area, and Romario Piggott sent a header off the crossbar. He bounced on his own rebound and scored into the right side from six yards out to pull the home team even. 
 
W&M Starters – #26 Breno (GK), #4 Frost, #5 Golan, #8 Fuquene, #10 A. Bustamante, #11 Bell, #12 Berry, #13 Shane, #14 Eskay, #16 H. Bustamante, #21 Trott
 
CCU Starters – #1 Linares-Ortiz (GK), #2 Fadel, #5 Gutierrez, #9 Pierrot, #10 Dargent, #14 Alhameli, #18 Willoughby, #19 Timm, #20 Melchor, #23 Strambler, #24 Becerra
 
Scoring Summary
31' | W&M – Antonio Bustamante (William Eskay)
32' | CCU – Romario Piggott (Frantzdy Pierrott)
 
Quotables
 "We competed well overall, but we just lacked the sharpness. We did a good job of scrapping, battling and defending to get a result. There was not a lot going on for either team in the first half. The second half was more open, and we played better, but didn't turn it into a ton of chances like we have. Honestly, we looked a little tired tonight, and we played with a short bench, missing Riley Spain."  - Head Coach Chris Norris overall thoughts
 
"We scored a good goal in transition. William (Eskay) carried the ball down the right side and found Antonio, who took a positive touch into the box. He was about to roll it past the keeper." - Norris on the Tribe's goal
 
"We did receive some strong performances off the bench. Alfonso Speed Jr., saw extended minutes and played well. Geoffrey Young came on in overtime and made positive impact." – Norris on the play of the bench
 
Inside the Numbers
- Coastal Carolina outshot the Tribe, 12-4, but both teams placed three attempts on goal.
 - Junior Antonio Bustamante led the Tribe with three shots on the evening, putting all three on goal.
- Senior goalkeeper Phil Breno and Coastal Carolina keeper Braulio Linares-Ortiz each made two saves in net.
 
Notes
Bustamante tallied his CAA-leading eighth goal of the year and brought his league-best point total to 21 … He has 23 career goals and 56 career points … Eskay picked up his fifth assist on the year and 19th of his career … The Green and Gold played its fifth overtime game of the season and moved to 2-0-3 in extra time … The Tribe played without senior midfielder Riley Spain, who missed the game due to yellow card accumulation … On Tuesday, W&M moved back into the United Soccer Coaches Midwest Region Ranking for the first time in a month, garnering the No. 6 spot … The Tribe was the top ranked CAA team … The Green and Gold also received eight votes in the United Soccer Coaches National Top 25.
 
Up Next
The Tribe wraps up the regular season with its final CAA tilt against the College of Charleston on Saturday, Oct. 28. The match between the two hottest teams in the league is set for 7 p.m. Charleston is currently unbeaten in its last seven matches (5-0-2), while the Tribe is unbeaten in its last six (4-0-2) entering the week. Live stats and video links are available on the men's soccer schedule page at TribeAthletics.com.