MEMPHIS - Lucho Galizzi scored 8:19 into overtime to give the Christian Brothers University men's soccer team a dramatic come-from-behind victory over Alabama Huntsville, on Sunday, at Signaigo Field.
The Bucs trailed 2-1 after a 75th minute goal, but equalized just over two minutes later.
RECORDS
CBU (7-4-1, | 3-3-1 GSC)
ALABAMA HUNTSVILLE (4-3-2 | 2-2-1 GSC)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
49' | After a physical opening 45 minutes, the Bucs opened the scoring when
Chandler O'Dwyer headed in a cross from
Lucho Galizzi.
51' | The visitors equalized less than two minutes later after Michael Weston headed in a cross from James Fee.
76 | UAH took a 2-1 lead on a headed goal by Sander Van Der Sluijs.
78' | O'Dwyer equalized for the Bucs when his header from
Jose Ricardo Bonifasi, near the top of the box, just beat the challenging UAH goalkeeper.
99' | After the Bucs dictated the play in the opening seven minutes of overtime, they earned the winner when Galizzi pounced on a rebounded shot from Felipe Artega.
KEY STATS | NOTEABLES
- CBU outshot the visitors 16-12. UAH finished with a 7-6
- The Bucs handed UAH their first loss in their last four contests.
- The last four meetings between CBU and UAH have gone into overtime.
- O'Dwyer is tied for the Gulf South Conference lead with nine goals.
- The goal for Galizzi was his third of the season.
- The assist for Bonifasi was his first of the season.
UP NEXT:
The Bucs are scheduled to return to action on Friday, Oct. 15, when they travel to Union for a non-conference matchup that is set for a 7:15 PM kickoff. Follow CBUBucs.com and
@CBU_MSoc on Twitter for the latest news.
