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Brendan Bennett scored an 86th-minute game-winner to lift the Bucs to a 2-1 win at Delta State Tuesday.
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Winner Christian Brothers CBU (6-6, 2-5)
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Delta State University DSU (5-9, 1-6)
Winner
Christian Brothers CBU
(6-6, 2-5)
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Final
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Delta State University DSU
(5-9, 1-6)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Christian Brothers CBU 1 1 2
Delta State University DSU 1 0 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Eric Opperman

Bennett’s Late Goal Lifts Bucs 2-1

CLEVELAND, Miss.-The Christian Brothers University Bucs scored late in each half as they rallied for a 2-1 win at Delta State Tuesday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
• The Statesmen (5-9-0, 1-6-0 GSC) struck first in the 20th minute as Ashley Walker scored off a cross from Anthony Fernandez.
• The Bucs (6-6-0, 2-5-0) equalized in the 45th minute, just 30 seconds before halftime, as Xavi Lao (Barcelona, Spain/Escola Pia Sabadell) scored after Robert Rainer (Cincinnati, Ohio/Lakota East HS) sent a cross to him in the middle of the six-yard box.
• Brendan Bennett (Belfast, Northern Ireland/St. Mary's Christian Brothers Grammar School) broke the deadlock with the game-winner in the 86th minute as he scored off a cross from Jake Barrett (Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers HS).

KEY STATS:
• The Bucs out-shot DSU 14-5 for the game, including a 9-1 lead in the second half and a 5-1 edge in shots on goal.

WHAT'S NEXT:
The Bucs return to action Friday night at 7 p.m. as they host Harding.
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