Box Score Webster University men's soccer team scored late in the second half in a 1-1 double overtime tie at Washington University in St. Louis. The Gorloks (3-0-3) are unbeaten after six games for the first time since 1999.
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Freshman BJ Dryer (St. Louis, MO / Pattonville) converted in the 85th minute for his second goal of the season. In the second half, Webster outshot the home team 9-4.
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This is Webster's fourth overtime game this season, a total last surpassed by the 2005 squad that played six extra-time contests.
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Washington entered this match ranked 22nd in the nation in NCAA Division III by BennettRanking.com. This is the third time in the series history that Webster has emerged with a win or tie.
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The previous two occasions were back-to-back in 2002 and 2003. In the former, Webster substitute Matt Steadman scored his only goal of the season for a 1-0 win. In the latter, Webster substitute Allen Basic scored his only goal of the season in a 1-1 tie.
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The Gorloks' next match is Friday night (Sept. 13) at William Woods (Mo.). Game time is 7 pm.
Webster is the pre-season favorite to win the conference this season, according to a poll of coaches in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Last year, it won both the conference regular-season title and the conference tournament championship.
Post-Match Quotes (Courtesy of Josh Sellmeyer, Webster sports information assistant)
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Head Coach Mike Siener:
"Defensively, we did a really nice job against a quality team that comes at you the whole game. We created a lot of opportunities and played up to their level for a big part of the game, which is encouraging."
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Goalie Brian Woodward:
"(This result) means we can play with anybody that we want to play with. Any team that we're put up against, we have the ability to play with and come out on top. The keys were to just calm ourselves down, not get intimidated by who we were playing, and go back to how we like to play as a team."