MEN'S SOCCER ENDS SEASON WITH THRILLING 2-1 DOUBLE OVERTIME VICTORY AT ROBERT MORRIS
Sunday, November 01, 2009
MEN'S SOCCER ENDS SEASON WITH THRILLING 2-1 DOUBLE OVERTIME VICTORY AT ROBERT MORRIS
MOON TOWNSHIP, PA - The Bryant University men's soccer team ended their season on a high note Sunday afternoon as they defeated Northeast Conference foe Robert Morris on a game winning goal scored in the 109th minute by Matt Brown (South Easton, Mass.)
The Bulldogs, who made huge improvements on last year's inaugural D1 season, end the 2009 campaign with a 5-12-1 record overall and a 3-6-1 mark in the conference.
Bryant made the most of one of its few first half opportunities when Nicholas Parisi (Holbrook, N.Y.) played a swinging ball to the center of the box on a free kick from 25 yards out. Senior Neil Black (Roslyn Heights, N.Y.) was able to out-jump everyone in the box and direct his header back toward the near post, giving the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead in the 16th minute. It was Black's second goal of the season.
The Bulldogs held the 1-0 lead until the 59th minute when the Colonials' Neil Shaffer was taken down inside the Bryant box and awarded a penalty shot. Shaffer shot the ball low and into the left side of the goal for the equalizer.
At the end of 90 minutes the score remained the same. Bryant tallied the game-winner in the 109th minute when Sean Kaukas (Glastonbury, Conn.) played a short cross into the box where Brown was making his run. Brown shot into the wide open net to give the Bulldogs a thrilling double overtime victory. The goal was Brown's third of the season and his second game winner.
Junior keeper Victor Tutino (Deer Park, N.Y.) recorded 12 saves in the contest as the Colonials outshot the Bulldogs 22-16.
Be on the lookout for a Bulldog men's soccer season roundup.