HELENA, Mont. – Eastern Oregon University Men's Soccer dropped a nail biter of a game as the team fell in the series finale to Carroll College, 1-0, in overtime on the road Monday afternoon. The loss drops the Mountaineers record to 1-6 overall and 0-4 in conference play.
 
How it Happened
• Despite the score being so low, both teams took plenty of shots in the game but stout defense all around on both sides limited the contest to one goal. Carroll College (4-0, 4-0 CCC) had the edge at 15-12 and took nine shots on goal compared to three by Eastern.
• Defense was strong for both squads through the first 90 minutes of action. Offensively in the first frame, the Mountaineers took four shots with on coming on goal. The Saints managed to match the Mounties offensive output with four shots as well and had three come on goal.
• In the first period, EOU was able to get just one corner kick off while the Saints managed to have three corner kick opportunities. Eastern played a near clean first frame as the team had just one foul in that span, while Carroll had nine.
• Going into the second period defensive play continued to rule on the pitch. Both offenses picked up the tempo and doubled the numbers of shots they took. The Mountaineers put up eight, while the Saints had one more at nine.
• For Eastern, two of the team's eight shots came on goal, while Carroll had four come on goal. Defense had the edge though for the whole second period as the two squads were locked at a 0-0 tie going into overtime.
• The Saints scored the golden goal in the 91st minute to secure the win. A pass from the far left side got inside the penalty area before a shot from the right hit the low right corner of the net to end the game at 1-0.
 
Mountaineers Stat Leaders
• Off the bench, Nathan Wright had two shots on the day, and both came on goal.
• Angel Rojas also had two shots and one came on goal.
• Patrick Larsen had two shots for the contest.
• In net, Max Rose had five saves in the loss.
 
For the Saints
• Luke Rosenberger had the gamewinning goal. He took one shot for the contest with it coming on goal.
• Rory Bloy had the most shots with four and had two come on goal.
• Paolo Georgiades also took shots with both coming on goal.
• Goalkeeper Melle De Reuver had two saves in the win.
 
By the Numbers
25 – Over the two-day span, EOU tallied 25 total shots against the Saints.
5 – The five corner kicks for the Mountaineers are the most in a game this season.
0 – Eastern had no yellow cards in the contest, compared to two by Carroll College.
 
Up Next
• The Mountaineers will return home for their next two games as they will host the University of Providence (Mont.) March 21-22. Kickoff for both games is set for 1:30 p.m. PT.

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