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SOCCER FINAL SCORE
Tufts 2, Suffolk 1 (ot)
At Medford, MA
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Game
Box Score
MEDFORD -- Senior Dan Schoening (Kenmore, WA)
headed in the golden goal with 4:19 to play in the first overtime
period, giving the Tufts University men's soccer team its first
victory of the season with a 2-1 final over Suffolk University on
Tuesday night under the lights at Bello Field.
With Tufts owning all of the momentum in the overtime, junior
Mike Fitzgerald (Arlington, MA) drilled a shot on
which Suffolk keeper Jack DeJesus (Swampscott, MA) made an
excellent save. However, the ball bounced to Schoening and he
headed it into the goal just below the crossbar to end it. The goal
was the first of the season for Schoening, and it made amends for a
penalty shot that he missed in the first half and another golden
opportunity in overtime on which his shot sailed high and wide.
Both teams scored within the first three minutes. Tufts jumped
out to a 1-0 lead just 1:40 into the match when sophomore
Matt Blumenthal (Simsbury, CT) scored on a rebound
off the post following a header by sophomore Stratos Saropoulos (Somerville, MA). However, the lead lasted less
than a minute. Suffolk's Nick Celia (Hanson, MA)
sent a pass over the top from the midfield that senior
Bernhard Lotterer (Lima, Peru) collected and put a
low shot past Tonelli at 2:33.
After the quick start, play was scoreless for the next 93
minutes. However, the action was back and forth all
night. Tufts finished with a 17-7 advantage in shots and 9-4
in corner kicks. Tufts senior goalie Pat Tonelli (Andover,
MA) made three saves and DeJesus finished with seven. Both
squads had defenders who made saves when the keepers were out of
position.
The Jumbos improve to 1-4-1 overall and Suffolk drops to
4-2-2.
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