The Shippensburg men’s soccer team hit the road for the first time this season to take on Slippery Rock in a PSAC conference matchup. The game favored the Raiders for almost all of regulation as they held a 2-0 lead until the final minutes of the game. Slippery Rock was able to tie the game and eventually win in double overtime.
Both teams were scoreless in the first period, trading shots back and forth. In the second half, Shippensburg scored twice on goals by senior James Connor and freshman Marc Furfaro. Connor scored his goal eight minutes into the second half on a shot from the box. Furfaro scored the second on a penalty kick in the 84th minute.
This 2-0 lead looked like it would be enough for a victory as the final minutes approached. Goalkeeper Evan Raimist, making his second start, had racked up ten saves and the rest of the team was prepared to play a prevent-style defense for the rest of the game.
Slippery Rock was able to tie the game despite being down a player after a red card earlier in the period. In addition to the red card, there was only two minutes left to play when they scored their first goal. A header shot by Jacob Thiel cut the lead to just one. Kyle Hoffer scored the second goal at the 89-minute mark, sending the game into overtime.
In overtime both teams were locked in and looking for the goal that would give them the win. The game needed an extra 19 minutes to decide a winner as Slippery Rock’s Ryan Lutke scored on a penalty kick to end the sudden death matchup.
The Raiders will return home on Tuesday to host Pitt-Johnstown at David See Field.
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