WASHINGTON, D.C. — The sixth-seeded Lycoming College men's soccer team scored first, but the third-seeded Catholic University of America tied the match in the last 10 minutes of regulation, then scored the game-winner in the 106
th minute of double overtime to win, 2-1, in the first round of the Landmark Conference Championship on Saturday, Oct. 31 at Carlini Field.
Sophomore
Leandro Cruz (Nottingham, Md. / Loyola Blakefield) punched in the first score of the game in the 27
th minute, giving the Warriors (8-10 overall) a 1-0 lead that held deep into the second half.
Third-seeded Catholic (12-2-4, 5-2-2) answered in the 82
nd minute, as Azaria Tewodros pocketed a goal that sent the contest to extra time. A little over halfway through the second extra session, Michael Brown took a close-range shot from the left side that Warriors keeper
Jace Bennett (Falling Waters, W. Va. / Spring Mills) knocked down, but the ricochet bounced right to Jack Capuccio, who scored, ending the match after 105:13 of play.
Cruz finished with his seventh goal of the season, while Bennett racked up a career-best 11 saves.
Tewodros and Capuccio scored for the Cardinals, with Charlie Paparella adding an assist. Keeper Charlie Grice snagged three saves.
The Warriors close their season 8-10 and 4-5 in Landmark Conference play under third year coach
John Schwein.
