BEREA, Ohio – The No. 4 seeded Baldwin Wallace University men's soccer team, led by 25
th-year Head Coach
Reid Ayers, won their Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Quarterfinal match over No. 5 Marietta College in a 5-4 shootout advantage after a 1-1 tie in regulation. BW improved their season record to 10-5-5.
The equalizer was scored by freshman midfielder
Davis Van Every in the 67
th minute. The penalty kicks were made by
Braden Lamb,
Nate Usrey,
Robbie Rochford, Van Every, and
Diego Teran.
Game Recap
The Yellow Jackets took seven shots while the Pioneers only had one in the first 40 minutes of action. In the 43
rd minute, Marietta scored to take a 1-0 lead over BW. The Pioneers' goal scorer, Jack Williams, proceeded to earn a yellow card after kicking the corner flag out of its post in celebration.
The second half opened with six shots by BW in the first 20 minutes to show their urgency. The seventh shot resulted in a goal by Van Every, assisted by Usrey. Marietta's goalkeeper made two more saves the rest of the half to keep the match at 1-1 and force overtime.
Teran made one crucial save on the only shot taken in the first overtime. The stellar defense and goalkeeper forced a second overtime.
In the second overtime, BW took four shots while Marietta took none. The MVP for Marietta was the crossbar that saved a shot by Van Every that would have sealed the victory in the 108
th minute. Instead, the two teams went to penalty kicks.
Marietta had the advantage after BW missed the first penalty kick of the shootout. A series of eight consecutive goals by both teams set up an opportunity for Marietta to seal the win with a goal. The next Pioneer shot hit the goalpost above the soccer net. Teran stepped to the plate to take the sixth penalty shot, which was smoked past his counterpart, Travis Lutz. The next shot by Marietta sailed above the net to send BW to the OAC semifinal round.
The Matchup
Since 2008, BW is 9-9-2 against Marietta. In that stretch, these two teams have not met in the postseason. This was BW's first postseason victory since 2011.
Looking Ahead
The Yellow Jackets will head to the University of Mount Union to face the No. 1 seeded Purple Raiders in the OAC Semifinals at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 5 inside Kehres Stadium.
