Teams: Men's Soccer: Schedule & Results

SCHOENING'S OVERTIME GOAL LIFTS JUMBOS TO FIRST VICTORY OF THE SEASON

COLLEGE MEN'S SOCCER FINAL SCORE
Tufts 2, Suffolk 1  (ot)

At Medford, MA
Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Game Box Score

Dan Schoening's golden goal gave Tufts its first victory

MEDFORD -- Senior Dan Schoening (Kenmore, WA) headed in the golden goal with 4:19 to play in the first overtime period, giving the Tufts University men's soccer team its first victory of the season with a 2-1 final over Suffolk University on Tuesday night under the lights at Bello Field.

With Tufts owning all of the momentum in the overtime, junior Mike Fitzgerald (Arlington, MA) drilled a shot on which Suffolk keeper Jack DeJesus (Swampscott, MA) made an excellent save. However, the ball bounced to Schoening and he headed it into the goal just below the crossbar to end it. The goal was the first of the season for Schoening, and it made amends for a penalty shot that he missed in the first half and another golden opportunity in overtime on which his shot sailed high and wide.

Both teams scored within the first three minutes. Tufts jumped out to a 1-0 lead just 1:40 into the match when sophomore Matt Blumenthal (Simsbury, CT) scored on a rebound off the post following a header by sophomore Stratos Saropoulos (Somerville, MA). However, the lead lasted less than a minute. Suffolk's Nick Celia (Hanson, MA) sent a pass over the top from the midfield that senior Bernhard Lotterer (Lima, Peru) collected and put a low shot past Tonelli at 2:33.

After the quick start, play was scoreless for the next 93 minutes. However, the action was back and forth all night. Tufts finished with a 17-7 advantage in shots and 9-4 in corner kicks. Tufts senior goalie Pat Tonelli (Andover, MA) made three saves and DeJesus finished with seven. Both squads had defenders who made saves when the keepers were out of position.

The Jumbos improve to 1-4-1 overall and Suffolk drops to 4-2-2.

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