Men's Soccer Falls In Overtime Against Rose-Hulman

TERRE HAUTE, Ind.— The Fontbonne University men's soccer team looked to close out its non-conference slate with a win over Rose-Hulman on Wednesday night, though the Fightin' Engineers fended off the Griffins for the 1-0 (OT) win.

Final: Rose-Hulman 1, Fontbonne 0 (OT)

Location: Terre Haute, Ind.

Records: Rose-Hulman 6-2, Fontbonne 1-8-1

How It Happened

It was a quite start offensively for both teams as the first shot wasn't registered until the 32^nd minute by Rose-Hulman. The Fightin' Engineers outshot Fontbonne 6-2 but both goalies kept it a scoreless tie after one.

In the second half, the Griffins opened with a quick shot out of the gate as Jared Lyeki saw his attempt get stopped by Pascal Schlee. In the 56^th minute, the Fightin' Engineers had a chance to take the lead on Wyatt McKibbon's shot, however, his attempt went off the post.

Rose-Hulman had a 7-2 shot advantage, though neither team found twine and it was off to overtime. In overtime, Jarid Morton had a shot on goal in the 91^st minute but Schlee was there once more to make the save.

Then, in the 99^th minute, Eric Kirby found McKibbon and he was able to beat Griffins goalie, Eric Volk, to score the game-winner.

Fontbonne Leaders

• Fontbonne finished with five shots.
• In net, Eric Volk made eight saves.

Rose-Hulman Leaders

• The Fightin' Engineers concluded with 16 shots.
• Schlee made four saves in net.

Up Next

The Griffins will now take some time off before jumping into conference play on October 5^th at Spalding. Kick-off at 12 p.m.

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