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2
Benedictine Univ. BENU (9-10-0, 6-4-0 NACC)
3
Winner Dominican University DU (11-4-3, 6-2-2 NACC)
Benedictine Univ. BENU
(9-10-0, 6-4-0 NACC)
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Final
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Dominican University DU
(11-4-3, 6-2-2 NACC)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Benedictine Univ. BENU 0 2 0 2
Dominican University DU 1 1 1 3

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Tim Calderwood

Men's Soccer Season Ends at Dominican

RIVER FOREST, Ill. - The Benedictine University men's soccer season came to an end with a 3-2 loss in overtime at Dominican University in the NACC Tournament.

FINAL SCORE
Dominican 3, Benedictine 2 - Overtime

THE DETAILS
• Benedictine overcame a 1-0 deficit to take a 2-1 lead, but Dominican netted two goals late to win
• Dominican opened the scoring in the 28th minute
• Gio Ovalle blasted home the tying goal in the 58th minute, firing a strike into the top right corner
• The goal marked the fourth of the season for Ovalle
• Less than 10 minutes later, Francisco Delgado netted the go-ahead goal on a penalty kick
• Following a frantic late sequence, Dominican evened the game in the 88th minute
• Dominican tallied the game winner following a pair of chances in overtime on a header from five yards out

FROM THE COACH
"Congratulations to Dominican on the victory and their advancing into the semifinals," head coach Rich Nassif said. "We knew it would be difficult going to on the road and beating them twice in four days. I really liked how we came out in the second half and took the game to them. Gio's goal is one of the best you will see all year and Francisco stepped up in a big moment. If anything, it was our fault for not getting a third goal when we had the lead and the momentum. That came back to bite us with less than two minutes remaining in the second half and they were first to make the play that would win it in overtime. I have to thank our seniors – Jonny Lehman, Zorohn, and Ahmed Rizvi – for everything they gave to this program. Their growth on an individual basis has been incredible and they leave this program in a far better place than when they arrived, something they should be very proud of. We will miss them on the field but they will always remain a part of our soccer family."

STAT LEADERS
• Dominican held a 12-6 advantage in shots
• Five individuals notched shots with Ovalle picking up two
• Nearly all of the shots on goal scored as Zorohn Reed posted the lone save from either side

UP NEXT
Benedictine finished the season with a 9-10 record
 
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Players Mentioned

Francisco Delgado

#13 Francisco Delgado

M
5' 9"
Sophomore
Jonny Lehman

#10 Jonny Lehman

M
5' 10"
Senior
Gio Ovalle

#14 Gio Ovalle

M
5' 9"
Sophomore
Zorohn Reed

#1 Zorohn Reed

GK
5' 11"
Senior
Ahmed Rizvi

#0 Ahmed Rizvi

GK
6' 0"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Francisco Delgado

#13 Francisco Delgado

5' 9"
Sophomore
M
Jonny Lehman

#10 Jonny Lehman

5' 10"
Senior
M
Gio Ovalle

#14 Gio Ovalle

5' 9"
Sophomore
M
Zorohn Reed

#1 Zorohn Reed

5' 11"
Senior
GK
Ahmed Rizvi

#0 Ahmed Rizvi

6' 0"
Senior
GK