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Slippery Rock SRU (4-4-1, 1-1-0)
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Winner Gannon GAN-M (8-1-0, 1-1-0)
Slippery Rock SRU
(4-4-1, 1-1-0)
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Final
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Gannon GAN-M
(8-1-0, 1-1-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 OT 2 F
Slippery Rock SRU 1 0 0 0 1
Gannon GAN-M 1 0 0 1 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Kayla Peterson, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

Manfredi Scored In The 103rd Minute Leading To A Win Over Slippery Rock

THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: Gannon 2, Slippery Rock 1 – 2OT
Records: GU (8-1-0, 1-1-0 PSAC), SRU (4-4-1, 1-1-0 PSAC)
Location: McConnell Family Stadium  |  Erie, Pa.
The Short Story: Ninety minutes wasn't enough for the Golden Knights as they played to their second double-overtime win Wednesday night. Both teams scored in the first half to tie the game 1-1 through regulation. Alex Lee Yaw (Jamestown, N.Y./Mercyhurst Prep) sent a cross into the box where Ivan Manfredi (Chiavari, Italy/Liceo Scientifico Marconi Delpino) was there to head the ball for his first game winner of the season.
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Rock jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead early in the first half with a goal from Nathan Kortyna in the 6th minute. Brian McCarthy set up for a corner kick and sent the ball into the box. Kortyna was there to head the ball into the net for SRU's only score of the match.
  • Alex Lee Yaw (Jamestown, N.Y./Mercyhurst Prep) tied the match in the 36th minute. He drew a foul to earn a free kick for the Knights 20-yards out from the goal. The ball hit the right post and deflected into the net past the goalkeeper.
  • Gannon would win in overtime following a goal in the 103rd minute. Lee Yaw collected the ball off a defensive deflection and sent a cross into the box. Manfredi jumped up and headed the ball past the goalkeeper for Gannon's first conference win of the season.
 
GAME NOTES
  • This was Gannon's second double-overtime win this season and first conference win of the year.
  • The Knights haven't lost a match vs. the Rock since the 2015 season and gain another win in the series.
  • Lee Yaw took a match-high five shots with three on goal.
  • Manfredi, Lennox Crews (Offenbach, Germany/Leibnizschule), Chad Barrick (Gahanna, Ohio/Gahanna Lincoln), Ben Andrews (Saxonburg, Pa./Knoch), Sergio Del Castillo (Madrid, Spain), and Anthony Marafioti (Melbourne, Australia/Penleigh & Essendon) each had one shot in the match.
  • Chandler Hallwood (Halifax, England/Woodhouse Grove) made five saves in goal for Gannon, while Matt Hunsberger have four stops.
  • Seven players recorded a single shot for the Rock.
  • Gannon took 11 shots compared to Slippery Rock's eight, but both teams finished with six shots on goal.
 
UP NEXT
  • Gannon takes a trip to Pitt-Johnstown this Saturday for their final match of the week.
  • There has been a schedule change as the men will now play at 2:30 p.m.
  • Live stats will be available for the contest.
  • The Knights lead the all-time series 6-0-0. They won last season's meeting 4-0 at home.
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