Men's Soccer Clipped in 2OT at Lesley
| Final | 1 | 2 | OT | OT2 | T | |
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Mitchell (6-7 (4-2)) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Lesley (10-4-2 (7-0)) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- First-place Lesley University stayed perfect in New England Collegiate Conference men's soccer play at 7-0-0 (10-4-2 overall) with its second straight thrilling overtime victory, besting Mitchell College 2-1 in double-overtime on an Ari Sinanis score in the 109th minute.
Like he did in the Lynx 1-0 overtime win at Elms on Saturday, Lesley's Ryan Richardson again played a hand in the game winner. Rather than scoring, this time he distributed, as the NECC Rookie of the Week spotted Sinanis on a cross in the box at 108:49 for the winning score.
Mitchell (6-7-0 overall, 4-2-2 NECC) broke a scoreless tie late in the first half. Sophomore Frank Williams tallied his team-leading sixth strike of the season at 41:11 on a breakaway after a pass from classmate Jason Kirby, and the Mariners went into the intermission leading 1-0.
In spite of a drastic advantage in shots, it wasn't until the last 10 minutes that the Lynx landed the equalizer. Darius Koep fielded a long Sean Randall throw-in from the corner flag that sailed into the box, sending a header past Mariners keeper Ramazan Sinani, knotting the score at 1-1.
Through 90 minutes, Lesley outshot Mitchell 20-3 -- including a 12-0 advantage in the second half -- and came up empty on the only three shots of the first overtime, as Sinani made two saves in a 15-second span in the 99th minute. Into the second extra frame, the sophomore keeper then denied Richardson on a pair of attempts.
A shot from Mitchell freshman Michael Gallimore sailed high in the 109th minute, and 36 seconds later, at 108:49, Sinanis' sixth goal of the season sent the Lynx to victory.
Sinani was outstanding in goal, making a match-high seven saves, while Lesley keeper Nathan Trucks stopped two Mariners shots for the win.
On the night, Lesley outshot Mitchell 27-5.
Mitchell will close out the regular season at home against Regis College on Saturday, October 27 at 1:00 p.m. The winner of that match will earn the second seed and a first-round bye in the upcoming NECC Championship.