BILLINGS, Mont. - Eastern Oregon Men's Soccer suffered a tough loss Friday afternoon as the Mountaineers fell 1-0 to Rocky Mountain College in overtime. A golden goal by the Battlin' Bears in the 99th minute propelled them to victory. With the loss, EOU is now 4-6-0 overall and 4-3-0 in conference play.

How it Happened
• The contest had just one goal scored but the Battlin' Bears (5-3-2, 2-3-1 CCC) managed to rip off 21 shots total and had six come on goal, while the Mountaineers had just two shots.
• Despite the edge in shots by Rocky, Eastern Oregon's defense played well as they did not surrender a goal in regulation to force overtime.
• The first half was a scoreless affair despite the Battlin' Bears having an 11-1 shots advantage with three shots coming on goal.
• The lone shot for Eastern in the first period came in the 19th minute on an attempt from Davis Magee. His shot was on goal, but Rocky Mountain secured the save to keep the score at 0-0.
• In net, Dalton Mauzay played well in the first 45 minutes of action tallying three saves to set up a second half that continued to be a defensive battle.
• In the second period, Rocky once again continued to apply pressure on offense as the team tallied six shots in the first 15 minutes of play.
• The Mountaineers had just one shot in that same span, but their defense continued to play well and kept the Batllin' Bears from finding the back of the net.
• Defense reigned supreme through all of regulation play as the contest went into overtime. The Battlin' Bears managed to outshoot EOU, 8-1, but had just one shot come on goal.
• In overtime, both squads were once again stout in their defensive play as just one shot was fired off in that span.
• The golden goal of the contest came in the final minute of OT as Milo Downey found the back of the net. He hit the lower right end of the net from 25 yards out to end the contest at 1-0.

Mountaineers Stat Leaders
• Getting off a shot for the Mountaineers was Davis Magee, which was on goal.
• Greg Rodriguez had the only other shot for Eastern in the loss.
• In net, Dalton Mauzay had five saves.

For the Battlin' Bears
• Milo Downey scored the golden goal and finished with three shots total with two coming on goal.
• Jonah Gronmayer led the way in shots with five and had two shots on goal in the win.
• Ethan Boone also finished with three shots in the match.
• Goalkeeper Ryan Cornwall tallied one save in net to secure the win.

By the Numbers
9 - EOU is now 0-9-0 against Rocky Mountain College all-time.
20 - With his five saves on Friday, Dalton Mauzay now has 20 for his career.
5 - EOU has now played in five contests this season that have been one-score games.

Up Next
• The Mountaineers will return home for their final four games of the regular season inside Community Stadium. Eastern Oregon begins its four-game homestand against two in-state foes in Oregon Tech on Friday, Oct. 15, followed by Southern Oregon on Saturday, Oct. 16. Kickoff for both games is set for 4 p.m. PT.

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