LISLE, IL - The Benedictine University men's soccer team won a thrilling overtime match on homecoming against Edgewood College.

FINAL SCORE
Benedictine 3, Edgewood 2 - OT

THE DETAILS
• Benedictine was able to set the pace of the contest early
• Aldreiron Smith opened the scoring in the 20th minute, breaking through on a feed from Tomasz Kulak to find the back of the net
• Martin Jimenez-Estrada stopped back-to-back shots to follow, protecting the lead
• Edgewood received a red card in the 56th minute but still managed to score twice to grab a 2-1 lead down a man
• The first goal came just a minute after the card while the second came on a breakaway just two minutes later
• Benedictine tallied eight of the next nine shots but could not tie the contest
• A foul that resulted in a yellow card in the box set up a penalty kick for Lukasz Sulka
• Sulka converted on the attempt to tie the game in the 77th minute
• A frantic final five minutes of regulation saw both teams with chances to win, but the contest headed to an extra session
• Both teams made goalie changes in overtime
• Andrew Leon was denied on an initial chance in the 96th minute
• Moments later a through ball from Mike Bassier made its way to the feet of Alex Pillath for the game-winner
• Benedictine held a 20-16 advantage in shots with 11 on goal
• Sulka finished with six shots including two on target while Smith finished with three
• Jimenez-Estrada recorded seven saves in goal

UP NEXT
Benedictine (5-5-1, 5-1 NACC) hosts Dominican in another big conference contest on Wednesday