EMMANUEL EDGED BY MITCHELL IN O.T.

Sept. 27, 2007

The Men's Soccer Team traveled to New London, CT on Wednesday and battled into overtime with Mitchell College. Mitchell defeated Emmanuel 3-2 after 97 and a half minutes of play. The Saints scored their first goal 11 minutes into the game when senior defenseman Mark Iannucci (Kingston, MA) blasted a high shot that skimmed the crossbar from 20 yards out. The Saints were then charged with a handball in the box that led to a penalty kick opportunity for Mitchell and the Pequots converted to tie the game at a goal apiece (37:31). The two teams suffered from near misses until the 72nd minute of the contest when Emmanuel's Marko Nichols-Marcy (Red Hook, NY) came through a pack of Mitchell defenders to put the second goal in, just out of reach for Mitchell's keeper. The Pequots then evened the score at 2, ripping a shot from the 30-yard line into the upper right corner of the net. The Pequots and the Saints battled back and fourth until the end of regulation with the scored tied 2-2. Seven minutes into the first overtime, the Pequots placed a free kick into the box and broke past the Emmanuel defense to drill a shot into the lower right part of the net. Saint's keeper Jeffrey Boughton (Chandler, AZ) wrapped up five saves on the night. The Saints are now 3-5 overall and will head to Northfield, VT to battle the Cadets of Norwich University in a GNAC match up on Saturday (9/29) at 12:00 pm.