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October 12, 2004
St. Thomas ekes out overtime victory against Hamline soccer
Despite out-shooting the Tommies (9-2-1, 3-2 in the MIAC) 12-7 and holding a 5-2 advantage in shots on goal during regulation play, the Pipers (8-4, 1-3 MIAC) lost to St. Thomas 1-0 in overtime.
The Pipers produced a balanced attack, seeing shots from six players, and played strong defensively throughout the match.
Unfortunately, 5:43 into golden goal overtime, the Tommies were awarded a corner kick that bounced around the box, and Nick Radigan was able to knock the loose ball past Piper goalkeeper Andrew Clement.
The contest was not entirely unsuccessful for the Pipers, however.
The team changed their formation in order to shut down the Tommies’ strong players on the outside, which they did successfully.
Also, Hamline was able to move the ball quickly and play through balls behind the Tommie defense, which is what they look to do normally. Hamline had several outstanding opportunities to score on St.
Thomas as a result of playing good offense, but were unable to net any shots against Tommie goalkeepers Matt Carlson or backup Daniel Hutton.
The Hamline men found more success in their Oct. 1 game against Mayville State.
A Tommie defender scored an early goal on the Pipers when a defender attempted to clear a Comet free kick, but it instead deflected into the goal.
Hamline’s offense was able to rebound during the second half with a three goal burst, though. Junior
Tony Vang was able to even the score at one during the 59th minute, when he scored off a shot he took from the top of the box.
Sophomore Jeremy Wade scored the eventual game-winner just two minutes later. Sophomore Alex Kirkendoll notched the final goal with only six minutes remaining in the match.
First-year Josh Faust assisted all three of the goals. Piper goalkeeper Paul Hajny made three saves for his first victory of the season.
Although the team has put in the work and played well against MIAC opponents, they have been unable to tally wins in close matches. As a result, coach Andy Coutts states that the team will need to win almost every game the rest of the season in order to make it to the top four in the conference and get into the MIAC playoffs.
“But we can do that,” Coutts said. “We keep working hard, and we’ve always played our best soccer at the end of the season.”
Posted by msveum at October 12, 2004 12:14 PM
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