Men's Soccer
October 28, 2007
NO. 19 LE MOYNE TRIPPED BY MERRIMACK IN DOUBLE OVERTIME,
2-1
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Le Moyne College men’s soccer
team, ranked No. 19 in the NSCAA/adidas National Rankings, fell to
Merrimack, 2-1, in double overtime in Northeast-10 Conference
Quarterfinals action at the Thomas J. Niland Athletic Complex. The
Dolphins (14-3-2, 9-3-2 NE-10) will await word on a possible berth
in the NCAA Tournament while the Warriors (12-5-3, 7-4-3 NE-10)
move on to Northeast-10 Conference Semifinals action on Oct.
31.
Both teams struggled to find an offensive flow in first half
action as Merrimack edged Le Moyne in shots, 4-2. But the
fourth-seeded Dolphins scored the game’s first goal off of
the foot of Angelo Reina with 23:10 remaining in the second half.
The freshman took a pass from Eric Macias and lobbed the ball to
the top right corner for his fifth goal of the season. Eight
minutes later, the Warriors tallied the equalizer when Tokelo
Gugushe put away a loose ball in front of the net. The Dolphins
held an advantage in second half shots, 6-3.
After a scoreless first overtime period, Merrimack netted the
game-winner with 7:52 remaining in the second overtime. Keil
Milliken controlled a ball off of a bounce from 10 yards out and
deposited a shot to the far corner.
For Le Moyne, goalkeeper Steve White collected three saves.
Merrimack 2 Le Moyne 1 (2 OT)
Goals by period? ? ?? ?1 2 OT O2 Tot
Merrimack...............0 1 0 1 - 2
Le Moyne............... 0 1 0 0 - 1
SCORING SUMMARY:
1. 66:50 LEMM Angelo Reina (Eric Macias) - Macias touch from 25
yards over defenders head; Reina shot to RC
2. 74:11 MER Tokelo Gugushe (Greg Motta) - Ball scored off of
deflection in front of net
3. 112:08 MER Keil Milliken (unassisted) - Loose ball, shot to far
corner from 10 yards out
Shots: MER 9, Le Moyne 8
Saves: MER 2 (Rob Pedra 2), Le Moyne 4 (Steve White 3; Team 1)
