AC 0 - University of Dallas 0 (Overtime)

Like our field, UD's field has been put through a lot over the past few weeks in regards to the amount of rainfall its had to withstand. The guys knew this going into the game and tried to make the best of it.

We started off the half slowly. The guys couldn't get into a rhythm and UD came out and pressed hard. However, our defense was up to the challenge. As the half continued we got down to our game and did a better job of possessing the ball. The first half didn't yeild many chances for either side as both teams spent most of the half getting adjusted to the playing surface. The score would stay 0-0 through halftime.

At halftime we talked about how we wanted to do a better job of pushing the issue offensely and take their players on 1v1. We knew that we could create some good opportunites if we did this.

The second half was more of a back and forth battle. Both teams looked dangerous and had some good oportunities to take the lead. Grant Gosselin (Phoenix, AZ) came up big for us all game. Roughly halfway through the second half Grant made a great save to keep the scores level. Like the first half, neither team was able to take advantage of the oportunities. The score stayed 0-0.

The first overtime didn't produce many chances for either team. However, the second overtime would. With less the five minutes to play, both teams went back and forth at each other desperately trying to get the winning goal. AC had several corners late in the game, but couldn't put the ball in the back of the net. With under 15 seconds to play, UD would start a counter that ultimately resulted in a 1v1 with Grant with less than five seconds to play. Grant charged out and denied the UD player to keep the final score level at 0-0.

The team was disappointed that we didn't extend our winnning streak, but were glad that they were able to keep the shutout. The guys knew they had a big game coming up on Saturday, and wanted to keep our unbeaten streak going. Thanks to all the fans that came to the game to support the team. GO ROOS!


-Matt Dickinson