Sacred Heart University Department of Athletics
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Yale
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Men's Soccer Earns First Win of 2015 In Double-Overtime Over Yale
9/4/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Freshman Murray Cockburn's (Edinburgh, Scotland) penalty kick goal in the 104th minute Friday night gave the Sacred Heart men's soccer team its first win of 2015, as the Pioneers beat the Yale Bulldogs 2-1 at Campus Field.
After a scoreless first half that saw Sacred Heart (1-1-1) outshoot Yale (0-1-0) 10-6, it was the Bulldogs that scored first. Kyle Kenagy headed in a cross from Dylan Onderdonk-Snow in the 58th minute to give Yale a 1-0 lead.
It took a little luck for the Pioneers to level the game. In the 73rd minute, a Yale defender mistakenly chested in a Sacred Heart cross for an own goal, giving the Pioneers their first goal of the season. After each team had one shot in the first overtime, Shaquille Saunchez (Kingston, Jamaica) drew a foul in the box with just over six minutes remaining in the second overtime to give Sacred Heart a penalty kick. Cockburn stepped up to the spot and roofed home the game-winner.
The Pioneers now travel to Army West Point for a 6 p.m. game on Monday, September 6.
FIRST HALF
- Mahmoud Kafel (Fairfield, Conn.) put a shot through traffic in the fourth minute, but it found Yale goalkeeper Ryan Simpson
- Tucker Hackett (Madison, Conn.) made back-to-back saves on shots by Kenagy and Onderdonk-Snow in the ninth minute
- Giancarlo Maurello had a chance to put SHU ahead 1-0 in the 10th minute, but Simpson made the save to keep the game scoreless
- Kafel had another shot saved in the 26th minute
SECOND HALF
- Saunchez and Andy Hall (Gateshead, England) both had shots saved in the 55th and 57th minutes respectively
- Dylan Santos (Rahway, N.J.) hit the crossbar in the 76th minute
- Hall pushed a header wide of goal with 0:39 remaining in regulation
Team Stats
Kenagy, Kyle (1)
Assisted By: Onderdonk-Snow, Dyla
headed in cross inside 6
57:57
TEAM
GOAL by SHU OWN GOAL.
72:18
COCKBURN, Murray (1)
SHU COCKBURN, Murray PENALTY KICK GOAL, goal number 1 for season.
103:58
