Box Score
LORETTO, Pa. - Saint Francis (Pa.) scored in the 107th minute
to edge Mount St. Mary's 1-0 in double overtime in Northeast
Conference (NEC) men's soccer action on Monday. With the loss, the
Mount was eliminated from playoff contention.
Chris Davis (Townsville, Australia/Kirwan State) made five saves
for the Mountaineers (7-10-0, 4-5-0 NEC) in the loss.
"The boys played with lots of passion and pride and it's a shame
we did not get the result that we deserved," said head coach Rob
Ryerson. "We will regroup and look forward to our final match on
Friday to honor a special group of seniors."
Sean O'Reilly served a long ball to Owen Gombami, who tipped
into the lower right netting at the 106:17 mark to hand the Red
Flash (10-5-1, 6-2-1 NEC) the double-overtime victory. Daniel
Valcicak made five saves in the winning effort.
Mount St. Mary's had several chances to get on the scoreboard in
overtime, but could not convert. Chris Wheeler (Newcastle,
Australia/St. Francis Xavier) had a pair of shots stopped by
Valcicak in the first overtime in the 92nd and 99th minutes. In the
second overtime, Wheeler had his shot blocked 51 seconds into the
extra session for the Mount's last scoring chance before Gombami's
tally.
In regulation, Kyle Patrick (Hershey, Pa./Hershey) gave Mount
St. Mary's its first shot on goal, but Valcicak turned the chance
away in the 19th minute before Scott Phinith (Gaithersburg,
Md./Magruder) was stopped by the Saint Francis (Pa.) netminder in
the 35th minute. Phinith also had the Mount's lone opportunity on
goal in the second half, but Valcicak made the stop with 2:03 left
in regulation to force overtime.
Mount St. Mary's returns to action on Friday against Monmouth.
Game time is 3 p.m. Prior to the game, the Mount will honor seniors
Davis, Phinith, Eric Detzel (York, Pa./Central York), Ty
Fenstermacher (Macungie, Pa./Emmaus) and Phil Tavares (Beltsville,
Md./DeMatha).