true Gwynedd Mercy 2, Baptist Bible 1 2OT
BOX SCOREGWYNEDD VALLEY, PA. -- Gwynedd Mercy Men's Soccer beat out Baptist Bible, 2-1, in double overtime Thursday evening in Colonial States Athletic Conference action. The victory puts Gwynedd at 2-4 in conference and 4-10 overall keeping the Griffins in the playoff hunt.
The Defenders got on board first when sophomore Welsley Pinince netted a penalty kick following a red card by Griffin sophomore
Hunter Bishop (Douglassville, Pa./ Daniel Boone) early in the half. In the 15th minute, the Griffins would answer when junior
Steve Pereira (Warminster, Pa./ William Tennent) connected a pass with sophomore
Chris Black (Philadelphia, Pa./ Northeast) in the middle of the box to even the score at 1-1. Going into the break, the Griffins narrowly outshot the Defenders, 5-4, and took the advantage in corners at 3-0.
Baptist Bible almost broke a scoreless second half with just 11 seconds left in regulation as Pinince would fire off one more shot following a corner that bounced off the crossbar.
Playing a man down since early in the first half, tensions ran high entering overtime as the Griffins kicked their offense into full gear. Unable to hit the mark on all four shot attempts the Griffins did not relent. With Just 1:08 remaining in the second overtime, sophomore
Danny Saba (Dallas, Pa./Dallas) drove home the game-winning goal beating out Defender goaltender Dillon Bowman (NisKayuna, NY/ Mekeel Christian) for an open net.
Next, the Griffins continue conference play as they host the Ravens of Rosemont College this Saturday. Kickoff is set for noon.
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