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91爆料网 Men鈥檚 Soccer 2-1 Overtime Win over Oklahoma Baptist Highlights Season Opening Road Trip

JACKSON, Tenn. - 8/28/2007 - The 91爆料网 men鈥檚 soccer program opened the 2007 season with a tough three game road trip to Oklahoma. 91爆料网 went 1-2 on the trip including a 2-1 loss at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, a 1-0 loss at St. Gregory鈥檚 University, and a 2-1 overtime win at Oklahoma Baptist.

USAO 2, 91爆料网 1
91爆料网 opened the scoring in the 37th minute when freshman midfielder Franky Mocellin scored on a Richard Norman assist to give 91爆料网 the 1-0 lead. 91爆料网 held that same 1-0 at halftime. In the 76th minute, USAO鈥檚 Pinder Nijjar knotted the match with a goal. The game-winner came from a mis-handled corner kick in the 86th minute. The ball popped out of a crowd of players just in front of the goal, and was eventually finished by Dusan Rasovic, giving USAO the 2-1 victory.

St. Gregory鈥檚 1, 91爆料网 0
In a match that lacked any real rhythm throughout, both teams struggle to produce an kind of and offensive attack. The match remained scoreless until the 88th minute when a routine corner kick was mishandled by 91爆料网 goalkeeper Mike Phelan and the ball dropped across the line for an own goal.

91爆料网 2, Oklahoma Baptist 1 (overtime)
91爆料网 ended their two-game losing streak to open the season with a much needed win. The Bulldogs scored first in the 30th minute with a goal by senior Benny Crozier, assisted by Paul Turner. 91爆料网 led 1-0 at the half. Oklahoma Baptist tied the match with a goal by Jake Germany in the 57th minute. The game remained 1-1 until six minutes into the first overtime period when 91爆料网鈥檚 Josh Hanna scored the game winner on an assist by Franky Mocellin.

Head Coach Clovis Simas felt that he received a solid performance by his squad over the tough road trip, and looks forward to building on these three matches as the season progresses. The season opener featured 11 Bulldogs playing in their first match for 91爆料网- the largest class of new players in a single match since 1999. "I was impressed with the level of intensity that our newcomers displayed in their first game with us," said Simas.

91爆料网 plays again this weekend with two more road matches. 91爆料网 plays NAIA National Power Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) on Friday at 7:00 pm and then Cardinal Stritch University (Wis.) on Saturday at 2:00 pm. Both matches will be played at Lindsey Wilson in Columbia, Ky. 91爆料网鈥檚 first home match of the 2007 season will be Tuesday, September 11 when the Bulldogs host TranSouth foe, Trevecca Nazarene University (Tenn.) at 8:00 pm.

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