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Men's Soccer-Team Celebration
2
William Carey (Miss.) WCU (7-1 (SSAC 3-1))
3
Winner Dalton State (Ga.) DS (10-0-1 (SSAC 5-0))
William Carey (Miss.) WCU
(7-1 (SSAC 3-1))
2
Final
3
Dalton State (Ga.) DS
(10-0-1 (SSAC 5-0))
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 OT 2 F
William Carey (Miss.) WCU 1 1 0 0 2
Dalton State (Ga.) DS 1 1 0 1 3

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Erik Simpson, Sports Information Director

#19 Roadrunners Upend #2 Crusaders


DALTON, Ga. – #19 Dalton State scored a major win on Thursday night with a 3-2 2 OT victory over #2 William Carey (Miss.) in Southern States Athletic Conference action at Lakeshore Park.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST HALF
  • (1-0 DS) DS: The ball never hit the ground as a Jared Zauner free kick found Zachary Perry who knocked a header to a wide-open Noah Cicoria to give the Birds a 1-goal lead in the 19'.
  • (1-1 T) WC: Carey tied the score in the 27' when Sacha Vandersteene collected a rebound in front of the net and skirted it through.
 
SECOND HALF
  • (2-1 WC) WC: Pablo Varela Vasquez Fraga received a ball in transition from Reece Harrison and booted with his left past a diving Fraire to give the Crusaders the lead.
  • (2-2 T) DS: Davinson Mera Valencia provided a spark off the bench an fireworks late when he headed through a beautiful free kick from Santiago Moore to tie the match in the 86'.
 
OVERTIME 1
  • NO SCORING
 
OVERTIME 2
  • (3-2 DS) DS: A foul in the box on Valencia called for a PK that Moore put in the left 90 for the Golden Goal and the 3-2 victory with just over a minute remaining in the period.
 
 
THE REST OF THE STORY
#19 Dalton State (Ga.) improves to 10-0-1 overall (5-0 SSAC) with the win, while #2 William Carey (Miss.) falls to 7-1 overall (3-1 SSAC) with the loss. Santiago Moore was the top point getter with 3 total (1 goal, 1 assist).
 
Aaron Fraire was solid in goal with 7 saves, while Davinson Mera Valencia put the Roadrunners in position to get the win with a late goal and drawing the foul that setup the winning penalty kick goal.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
DS improves to 6-0-2 all-time in overtime matches at Lakeshore Park. One of the ties was won in penalty kicks (6-5) over Martin Methodist (Tenn.) in the 2017 SSAC Tournament quarterfinal.
 
The Birds outshot the Crusaders 27-20 including 10-7 on frame. Carey took a heavy advantage in overtime, 6-1, but the one shot for DS proved to be the last of the match.

UP NEXT
Dalton State will end regular season home matches on Saturday, March 20 when they host #7 Mobile (Ala.). Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.

 
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