Hooksett, N.H. – Junior midfielder
Robert Rohrhirsch (Garching bei München, Germany/Werner-Heisenberg-Gymnasium Garching/Munich University of Applied Sciences) converted a free kick in the second half to tie the game as the Le Moyne College men's soccer team played Southern New Hampshire University to a 2-2 draw in double overtime on Saturday afternoon in Northeast-10 Conference action at Penmen Stadium.
After each team put a shot wide in the opening 20 minutes of action, the Penmen opened the game's scoring in the 22nd minute. Following a short pass from Mathis Daury from the left side, Sinisa Sprecakovic fired a shot into the upper left corner of the goal from 19 yards out at the 21:23 mark for his third goal of the season.
Le Moyne put one shot on goal and Southern New Hampshire recorded two shots over the final 23 minutes of the half, but neither team was able to score.
The Dolphins evened the score at one apiece just over two minutes into the second half. Off a pass from first-year graduate student midfielder
Julian Schwarz (Elversberg, Germany/KBBZ Neunkirchen/Berufsakademie Saarland) from the top of the penalty box, junior midfielder
Noah Moothedan (Lutz, Fla./Steinbrenner) blasted a shot into the lower left corner of the net from 13 yards out at the 47:13 mark for his fifth tally of the season.
Southern New Hampshire regained the lead just over four minutes later. After collecting a long pass down the left sideline, Michael Goncalves carried the ball into the penalty box, dribbled around the goalkeeper and then put a shot from the left edge of the goal box inside the near left post at the 51:27 mark for his fourth goal of the season.
Le Moyne answered back 52 seconds later to knot the score again. Off a free kick from 35 yards out in the middle of the field, Rohrhirsch drilled a shot into the upper left corner of the net at the 52:19 mark for his ninth goal of the season, the second-most in the NE10.
The Penmen registered an 8-3 advantage in shots over the remainder of the second half, including 4-1 in shots on goal, but neither team could score the game-winning goal.
Southern New Hampshire recorded the only three shots of the first overtime period, but all three were wide of the target.
Each team had a shot on goal in the second overtime, but each was saved by the goalkeeper.
Redshirt sophomore goalkeeper
Josh Mahr (Fayetteville, N.Y./Fayetteville-Manlius) tallied six saves, including five in the second half, to record his second career tie. Patrick Quinn made three saves in the draw for the Penmen. Southern New Hampshire registered a 21-11 advantage in shots, including 11-7 in the second half, while posting a 9-4 edge in corner kicks, including 5-0 in the second half.
Le Moyne (7-4-1, 3-3-1 NE10), which has tied with the Penmen the last three meetings at Southern New Hampshire, returns home for the first time in 22 days on Wednesday, hosting Saint Anselm College at 3:00 p.m.