GEORGETOWN, Ky. - The Marian University men's soccer team pulled off the victory in thrilling fashion when they took down Georgetown college, 1-0, in overtime on Tuesday evening. The late goal lifted the Knights' record to 2-2-1 on the season.
Sophomore
Grant Brackin got the lone goal of the match for the Knights at the 98:47 mark to seal the deal.
MU dominated the first half of play and doubled Georgetown's shot count, 16-8. They also managed eight corner kicks. Junior
Fabricio Lemus and freshman
Renaud Sicard were able to create several chances for the Knights, but the Georgetown keeper came up with six saves in the half.
The second half saw a shift in momentum, as the shot count was dead even for the two teams at five. The Tigers were able to come up with scoring opportunities but junior goal keeper
James Dulhanty was able to keep them off the board through the end of regulation.
After 90 minutes of scoreless play, the Knights came out strong in the first overtime period. Brackin, having started up top for MU, was pushed back to the outside midfield position to see if he could create more scoring opportunities for the Knights. Sure enough Brackin brought the ball up the left side of the field, after a pass from sophomore
Bradley Yust, past several diving and unsuccessful Georgetown defenders and launched a shot from the corner of the 18 over the head of the Tigers' keeper and inside the back post to end the match.
The win was the Knights second shutout in a row. Dulhanty had 10 saves in the match and senior
Don Oldham, junior
Chase Brackin, and Yust flawlessly defended the long ball attack of the Tiger offense.
Head coach
Chad Hardin was very happy with the first half play of the Knights, and the scoring opportunities they were able to create.
Overall, "it was a good win for us. Anytime you can get a win on the road it's good," said Hardin. "I give credit to Dulhanty and the back line for another shut out."
The Knights are back in action on Saturday as they travel to Holy Cross College in South Bend, Ind. Kickoff Is slated for 6 p.m.