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11/04/08
Saints Fall, 2-1, to W&J in Overtime in a PAC Semi-Final Match
(WASHINGTON, Pa.) – The third-seeded Thomas More College men’s soccer team fell to second-seeded Washington & Jefferson College, 2-1, in overtime in a Presidents’ Athletic Conference Tournament sem-final match in Washington, Pennsylvania.
Both teams couldn’t find the back of the net in the first half and played to a 0-0 tie at halftime. Then the Saints took a 1-0 lead at the 49:27 mark when sophomore forwa ard Aaron Osborne (Cincinnati, Ohio/LaSalle) scored an unassisted goal. The Presidents came back and tied the score at 1-1 when Josh Weber scored off an assist from Jeremy Delmaster at the 65:27 mark.
Neither team would score over the final 24:33 of regulation the match went into overtime. As it looked like the match would go to a second over time W&J won the match on a goal by Christopher Skoriva at the 98:04 mark.
Senior goalkeeper Matt Koopman (Pleasant Hill, Ohio/Newton) played all 98:04 in goal and took the loss as he recorded six saves, but gave up two goals. The Presidents outshot the Saints, 17-11, and won the battle of corner kicks, 7-5.
The Saints end the season at 13-5 overall and the Presidents improve to 9-6-4 overall and advance to the PAC Tournament Championship match.
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