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Highlights
Denver 2, Tulsa 1
With just 93-seconds remaining in the second overtime period, Andre Shinyashiki netted the game winner for #4 Denver in a 2-1 double-overtime victory over the Tulsa men's soccer team on Monday night in Denver, Colo. TU fell to 3-5-1 on the season, while DU moved to 8-0-1 overall.
As the first half was drawing to a close, junior midfielder Harris Partain punched in his first goal of his career at Tulsa at the 40:13 mark. Koray Easterling passed the ball forward to Chase Bromstedt who flicked the ball to Partain who shot from inside the box.
Shinyashiki evened the score in the 62nd minute off a combination from Kenny Akamatsu and Jacob Stensson, and the two teams battled for the next 47 minutes before Shinyashiki earned the game-winning goal, his 19th score on the year, from just five yards out into the lower left-hand corner.
Bromstedt and Partain each had two shots for the Golden Hurricane, while Easterling and Alex Harris both had one attempt. Bryson Reed, a junior transfer from Northern Oklahoma College, earned his first playing time between the posts for TU and picked up 10 saves.
USF 3, Stetson 1
The USF men's soccer team defeated Stetson 3-1 in a balanced team effort led by goals from Avionne Flanagan, Henrique Gallina and Felipe Baptista at Corbett Stadium on Tuesday night.
USF improves to 3-5-1 (0-0-1 AAC) on the season, while Stetson falls to 3-4-1.
Flanagan opened up the scoring for the Bulls in the 11th minute winning an exciting one-on-one situation with Stetson's goalkeeper. Teammate Emilio Ycaza played Flanagan through with a long ball over the top of the Stetson defender and Flanagan slotted the ball past the keeper for his second goal of the season.
In the 43rd minute, a mix-up at midfield led to Hatter Daniel O'Brien playing the ball through to teammate Erwan Colas who finished a one-on-one situation against the Bulls' keeper Harrison Devenish-Meares to level the match at one apiece heading into halftime.
It didn't take long for the Bulls to regain the lead in the second-half when Henrique Gallina's header off of Alex Zis' in-swinging corner kick in the 53rdminute. Gallina's goal was the first of his career, while Zis' assist marks his third of the season, a team high. Zis has now recorded an assist in three consecutive matches, dating back to FGCU on Saturday Sept. 15
The Bulls sealed the match in the 82ndminute when freshman Baptista curled in a left-footed shot from outside the box to give the Bulls their third goal of the night. Baptista's goal was assisted by Zis and junior midfielder Stephen Rudderham.
Cincinnati 3, IUPUI 1
University of Cincinnati men's soccer got a much-needed spark on Wednesday when junior transfer forward Rex Epps – in his second game as a Bearcat and first at Gettler Stadium – scored a pair of first-half goals and tallied an assist to lead his team to a 3-1 win over IUPUI.
Epps wasted no time in his first UC (2-7-0, 0-1-0 AAC) start, rebounding an Austin Smythe shot in front of the net to score the first goal of the night in the second minute. He then quickly challenged the Jaguars (1-6-2, 1-2 Horizon) back line with his speed, getting past the defense and receiving a beautiful lead ball from Pascal Igl which he subsequently deposited into the back of the net in a 1v1 situation against the IUPUI goalkeeper in the 10th minute.
Quickly up 2-0, the Red & Black answered a Jaguars score in the 13th minute with again a goal orchestrated by Epps. The forward sent a cross from the near side into the box where Smythe shielded off his man and pushed a header past the keeper to put UC ahead, 3-1, during the 23rd minute. The Bearcats stayed aggressive through the duration of the first half with nine shots, while limiting the Jaguars to only three. As such, UC went into halftime with a comfortable 3-1 advantage.
Temple 1, Villanova 1
The Temple men's soccer squad (3-4-2) earned their second draw of the season against the Villanova Wildcats (5-3-1) after only 70:05 of game action. The Philadelphia local match-up was cut short due to a severe weather delay, leaving both squads with one goal on the board. For the third game in a row, the Cherry and White goal game off the boot of the reigning AAC Offensive Player of the Week, junior Lukas Fernandes.
The first opportunity for the Owls came in the ninth minute of action off a corner kick from freshman Andres Charles Barrera. Barerra rocketed a ball into a threatening zone for the Owls, but the Villanova keeper leaped up to make the save.
In the 18th minute of action, sophomore Justin Hahn carried the ball up the middle of the field, looking to find the feet of Fernandes. For the third match in a row, Fernandes made a brilliant run through the Wildcat defenders to speed past their back line, received a through ball from Hahn and buried it in the back of the net to put the Owls up, 1-0.
Temple dominated possession for the first 45 minutes of play, producing multiple scoring opportunities and controlling the match. At the end of regulation, Temple outshot Villanova 14-10, took the edge on corners 6-2 and saved five shots to their four.
Villanova found the equalizer in the 54th minute of action, when Zach Zandi send a corner kick to the top of the six yard box, finding Yusuf Cueceoglu who put the ball away to even the score.
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