- With information from Mitchell Sports Information -
New London, Conn. - The Daniel Webster College men's soccer team
waited 25 hours and another 90 minutes to find a way to force an
upset-minded Mitchell College team into overtime. But once that was
done, they needed just 20 seconds to put the Mariners away.
Senior captain Andre Garcia (Springfield, Mass.) knocked home Alex
Jackson's (Kent, Ohio) free kick off the right sideline 20 ticks
into the extra session giving the Eagles a tightly contested 1-0
victory over the host Mariners Sunday afternoon in a NECC matchup
that was delayed one day and one hour after heavy rains postponed
the original Saturday matinee.
The win was another important one as Daniel Webster (9-4-0 overall,
5-0-0 NECC) remained perfect in league play, maintaining a one-game
lead over second place Newbury (4-1 NECC) and a game and a half
lead over Lesley (4-1-1), setting up a monster late-season 8:00
p.m. showdown Tuesday night with the Lynx in Cambridge, Mass. that
could determine the regular season champion.
The win also matched the Eagles' nine victories from a season ago,
both which are now all time season wins records for the
program.
The Eagles also clinched a NECC tournament first-round bye with the
victory, ushering them automatically into the semifinal round once
the playoffs begin.
Neither team could gain an advantage during the first 90 minutes of
the contest. The pesky Mariners (4-10-0 overall, 2-3-0 NECC) put
four shots on goal but were turned away each time by sophomore
keeper Joe Keene (Bristol, N.H). Sophomore goalkeeper Kevin
Woodford (Clinton, Conn.) turned away six shots for the Mariners in
regulation.
Just 15 seconds into the extra session, the Mariners were hit with
a costly yellow card that gave the Eagles an indirect kick from 35
yards out near the right sideline. Jackson served up a high cross
to the front of the net, where Garcia pulled it down and knocked it
in for the golden goal.
The Eagles finished with advantages in total shots (17-10), shots
on goal (10-4) and corner kicks (10-5) and played a disciplined
game, earning just four whistles for fouls against 12 for the
Mariners.
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