NEWTON, Mass. -- The Bridgewater State College Bears came back late in the second period to seal a 1-1 double overtime tie with the Lasell College Lasers in non-conference men's soccer action today at Taylor Field.
The Lasers scored early and held that edge for over 75 minutes
before the Bears answered. It was just two minutes and 23
seconds into the contest when Shane Vinnicombe
(Pomfret Center, CT) fired a corner kick in front of the Bears
net. Tholemson Francois (Stoneham, MA) used
his head to pass off to the foot of Mike Skelton
(Conway, NH) who drilled in the go-ahead goal from the top of the
eighteen.
Bridgewater found eight chances in the half, including a narrowly
missed attack by Luke Brewer (Edgartown, MA) on a
breakaway that slipped just shy of the post. The Bears,
however, were unable to close the gap before the break.
With just 9:19 left in regulation, Jose DePina
(Boston, MA) carried the ball into the corner and sent a cross to
Brewer in the penalty box. Brewer crushed the ball into the Lasers
net for the tie.
In the extra sessions, the Bears had two extremely close calls for
which the Lasers' defense was pivotal in refuting. At 97:29,
Jon Sampson (Plympton, MA) shot on an open Lasell
net which Robby Gonzalez (Palmdale, CA)
denied with a block. In the minute that followed, Brewer
stepped up to the challenge once again, but it was Brandon
Hanss (Halifax, MA) that rejected the Bears' chance.
At the conclusion of the 110 minutes neither team had claimed the
win. Bridgewater held the advantage of 29-17 in total shots
over Lasell, and also took seven corners to the Lasers
six.
Ryan Seifert (Ludlow, MA) picked up six saves in
the Bears goal, while Matthew Bruninghaus
(Plymouth, MA) collected four for Lasell.