October 13, 2021
Men's soccer drops heartbreaker in 2OT
The Defiance men's soccer team suffered a heartbreaking loss to Anderson on Wednesday afternoon, falling to the Ravens 2-1 in the second overtime period.
2
Anderson (Ind.)
6-6-2, 3-0-2
AT
1
Defiance
7-9-0, 2-3-0
Final | 1 | 2 | OT | OT2 | T |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anderson (Ind.) (6-6-2, 3-0-2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Defiance (7-9-0, 2-3-0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
The Defiance men's soccer team suffered a heartbreaking loss to Anderson on Wednesday afternoon, falling to the Ravens 2-1 in the second overtime period.
The Basics
- Records: Defiance (7-9, 2-3), Anderson (6-6-2, 3-0-2)
- Location: Winsper-Knobel Memorial Field
- Attendance: 100
Inside The Numbers
- Freshman Will Gehlhausen led the Yellow Jackets with two shots and a goal, the first of his career.
- Senior Chase Stiner and junior Noah Svanberg each tallied a shot on goal.
- Svanberg recorded the assist on Gehlhausen's goal.
- Junior Orry Killam made seven saves in the match.
- Stephen Fite led the Ravens with five shots while Caleb Opoku logged four.
- Danny Moro-Medina made three stops to earn the win.
The Difference
- Caleb Opoku scored in the 29th minute to give the visiting Ravens a 1-0 lead.
- Gehlhausen tied the game for the Yellow Jackets just under three minutes into the second half.
- The score reminded tied for the remainder of the second half and the full first overtime period and in the 103rd minute, Sam Rowlison netted the game-winner for Anderson.
Records and Notes
- Svanberg recorded his fifth assist of the season and 10th of his career. He currently is tied for the seventh-most assists in a season and the third-most in a career in program history.
- The assist also brings his career point total to 30, the eighth-most in program history.
- Senior Jacob Rygula appeared in his 71st career game which ties him for the sixth-most in program history.
Up Next
- The Yellow Jackets will host Hanover on Saturday at 3:00 p.m.
Team Stats
Scoring Summary
1st
- 29:43 -
Caleb Opoku
(Anderson (Ind.))
2nd
- 51:54 -
Will Gehlhausen
(Defiance)
OT2
- 103:51 -
Sam Rowlison
(Anderson (Ind.))
Game Leaders
Anderson (Ind.)
G:
2 Players
(#10,
#22)
- 1
A:
2 Players
(#28,
#29)
- 1
Sh:
Stephen Fite
- 5
Sv:
Danny Moro-Medina
- 3
Team Stats
Game Statistics | Anderson (Ind.) | Defiance |
---|---|---|
Shots (on goal) | 20 (9) | 7 (4) |
Saves | 3 | 7 |
Fouls | 11 | 7 |
Corner Kicks | 9 | 1 |
Offsides | 1 | 2 |