| Final | 1 | 2 | OT | OT2 | T | |
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Governors State (8-2-3, 7-1-3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Olivet Nazarene (10-3-1, 7-2-1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BOURBONNAIS, Ill. – The Olivet Nazarene men's soccer team settled with a 1-1 draw hosting Governors State Tuesday night. The Tigers overcame a freekick goal and went down a man in overtime to secure the point at home.
Governors State put the press on ONU straight from the kick-off recording the first four fouls but also created the first two Jaguar scoring opportunities of the match. Justin Eisenmann and James Lynch had back-to-back opportunities that were cleared off the line in the 25th minute of play. GSU opened the scoring in the 41st minute by way of a quickly taken free-kick. The Tigers responded 1:55 later as a Nick Kilian corner kick was headed into the back of the net by Maxim Ngom. The match reached the first intermission knotted up at a goal apiece.
Halftime: Olivet Nazarene 1, Governors State 1
The Jaguars found quality opportunities to regain the lead at the 55:50 and 62:35-minute marks. First, a Governors State volley effort required a clearance off of the goal line by Max Schoebel. Then, GSU almost scored off a corner kick of their own as a headed shot careened off the crossbar. The Tigers found their footing from that point on maintaining the majority of the possession. In the final five minutes of regulation, ONU won three consecutive corners and had a shot attempt in the 89th minute that was parried away by the Governors State netminder.
End of Regulation: Olivet Nazarene 1, Governors State 1
Looking to end the game quickly in overtime, Benjamin Struebelt broke the Jaguar backline 57 seconds into the first period of extra time to force the GSU keeper into a save. At the 94:44-mark, the Tigers were forced to go a man down after being shown a red card. Despite the man advantage for GSU, ONU pushed on searching for a game-winner.
End of 1OT: Olivet Nazarene 1, Governors State 1
One last push in the waning moments of the contest, a flurry of crosses and corner kicks were served into the GSU penalty area but none found their way to the back of the net resulting in a draw.
GAME VITALS
Final/2OT: Olivet Nazarene 1, Governors State 1
Records: Olivet Nazarene: 10-3-1 (7-2-1 CCAC) | Governors State 8-2-3 (7-1-3 CCAC)
Location: Snowbarger Sports Complex | Olivet Nazarene University | Bourbonnais, Ill.
QUICK HITS
- Ngom tallied his second goal of the season.
- ONU still remains undefeated in conference play in regulation.
- Killian is tabbed with 14 assists in the campaign, his second in consecutive matches.
- Nine different Tigers recorded shot attempts in the contest.
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Tigers quickly turn around and welcome Lincoln College to Snowbarger Athletic Complex for ONU's Homecoming week finale. The kick-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. this Saturday, Oct. 23. For the most up-to-date links for streaming and stats, visit onutigers.com.
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*Contact: Patrick Kaindl, Sports Information Graduate Assistant, pkaindl@olivet.edu
