LSUS MEN'S SOCCER TIE WITH NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY
September 25, 2009
Cedar Hill, TX- The LSUS men’s soccer team (2-3-1) played the Northwood University Knights (3-3-1) to a 2-2 tie on Friday afternoon at Knights Field.
The first half was all Northwood as they jumped out to a 2-0 lead with goals from Sam Valosek (22:28) and Adrian Escobar (37:52).
The Pilots dominated the second half with 15 shots as opposed to Northwood’s 7. At the 74th minute of the game, Zach Kelly took the direct kick and blasted one past the NU keeper to trim the Knights lead to 2-1.
The Pilots continued to put the pressure on Northwood and William Awagu scored at the 79th minute of the game to tie it at 2. LSUS had a couple of more chances but were unable to score sending the game into overtime.
This would be the first time this year that the Pilots competed in overtime. Northwood outshot the Pilots 2 to 1 in the first overtime period, but LSUS had the shot advantage in the second overtime, 2-1.
LSUS trailed at the half 2-0, but battled back in the second half and continued the hard play in overtime.
Head coach, Jed Jones, “We had a ton of chances in the second half and a few in overtime, if we just had an inch here or there we could have won the game. But that is the way it goes sometimes. I am proud of the way we bounced back in the second half to send it to overtime.”
The next game of LSUS will be on Saturday, October 3rd, at The Swamp versus Louisiana College at 5 p.m. LC currently holds a 0-8 record and they will play three conference games before their meeting with LSUS on October 3rd.
Box Score
1 2 OT1 OT2 F
LSUS 0 2 0 0 2
NU 2 0 0 0 2
Scoring Summary
Goal Time Team Goal Scorer Assist Description
1 22:28 NU Valosek
2 37:52 NU Escobar Delgado
3 74:42 LSUS Kelly Direct Kick
4 79:40 LSUS Awagu
Goalie Stats
Team Player Min GA Saves
LSUS Celaya 110:00 2 8
NU Etale 110:00 2 11
Shots by Period
1 2 OT1 OT2 T
LSUS 7 15 1 2 25
NU 10 7 2 1 20
Corner Kicks
1 2 OT1 OT2 T
LSUS 5 6 0 0 11
NU 3 3 0 0 6
Saves by Period
1 2 OT1 OT2 T
LSUS 4 3 1 0 8
NU 4 7 0 0 11
Fouls
1 2 OT1 OT2 T
LSUS 5 3 1 2 11
NU 4 9 2 1 16
Cautions and Ejections
Team Card Player Time
LSUS Y Portales 55:30
NU Y Walter 82:52
Time of Game: 2hr 29min
