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Frostburg State Stuns Men’s Soccer in OT

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Nov. 7 – (PITTSBURGH, Pa.) – Frostburg State needed only 11 seconds of overtime to score the game-winning goal and defeat the Carnegie Mellon University men’s soccer team 3-2 in ECAC South Tournament Quarterfinal action. The host Tartans complete their 2007 season with a record of 9-6-2 while the Bobcats improve to 11-8-1 and will take on Penn State Altoona on Saturday.

A quiet first half saw the Tartans strike first in the 13th minute. Sophomore forward Ricky Griffin (Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.) crossed the ball from the left side toward the front of the goal and a Frostburg State defender slid and kicked the ball into his own net to put Carnegie Mellon up 1-0.

The score remained 1-0 heading into halftime with the Tartans holding a 7-2 edge in shots. Frostburg State mounted a furious comeback, netting two goals within 80 seconds of each other to tie, and then to take the lead. Sophomore Steven Jacobsen leapt and headed in a cross from junior Adam Gracia at the 66:24 mark that went over the head of Carnegie Mellon junior goalkeeper Matthew Bazin (Mountain Lakes, N.J./Delbarton). The Bobcats took the lead at the 67:44 mark when senior Kenny Dotter blasted a shot from the right end-line that somehow managed to go between the right post and Bazin and into the back corner of the net.

Griffin’s scrappy play provided the equalizer in the 77th minute. Freshman midfielder Adam Bogus (Hamilton, N.J./Notre Dame) headed a cross toward the net only to have Griffin’s foot flick the ball past Bobcat junior goalkeeper Jay Herford. That goal gave Griffin a team-leading 12 goals on the season.

Despite having a 19-9 edge in shots for the game, Carnegie Mellon wasn’t able to punch in a goal late in regulation. Frostburg State took the kickoff to start the overtime and the tandem of Dotter and junior Gregg Laskow combined for the game-winner. Dotter’s through ball to Laskow beat the defense and with only Bazin to beat, Laskow booted a shot that found its way into the back of the net to end the game a mere 11 seconds into overtime.