WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – The third-seeded Arcadia University men's soccer team fell in the Commonwealth Conference Championship Tournament semifinals at second-seeded Lycoming College Thursday on a goal that was scored three and a half minutes into overtime.
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – The third-seeded Arcadia University men's soccer team fell in the Commonwealth Conference Championship Tournament semifinals at second-seeded Lycoming College Thursday on a goal that was scored three and a half minutes into overtime.
Warrior freshman midfielder Logan Jordan put the ball past Knights' freshman keeper
Chris Watson 3:31 into the extra frame on a ball that was initially deflected off an attempt from sophomore midfielder Dom Hayes.
The Knights had a pair of opportunities to open the overtime period but were unable to cash in. Lycoming senior goalkeeper Connor Keenan stopped Arcadia freshman forward
Bradley McKim and sophomore midfielder
Paul Hammons just before Logan netted the game-winner.
Arcadia (9-7-2) battled back twice to tie the game. Junior back
Daulton Rutter scored with 37 seconds remaining in the first half, one-timing a centering pass from McKim, and junior midfielder
David Colombo tied the game at 2-2 after heading in a corner kick from senior midfielder
Alex Wells in the 73rd minute.
Freshman forward Duc Momo scored a pair of goals for Lycoming (15-2-3), scoring on a breakaway 4:09 into the game off a lead pass from freshman midfielder Abdullahi Abdi and then scored again in the 62nd minute.
Keenan registered nine saves to earn the decision in net for Lycoming, improving his record to 14-2-3. Watson finished with four saves while taking the loss for Arcadia, dropping his record to 3-2-0.
The Warriors had a 17-15 advantage in shots for the game and had a 9-3 advantage on corner kicks.
Lycoming advances to face the winner of the other semifinal between top-seeded and top-ranked Messiah College and fourth-seeded Alvernia University Saturday. The Knights will await the selection of the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament Sunday and the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Championship Tournament Monday to see if their season continues.
