CLEVELAND, Miss. – The University of West Florida men's soccer team fell to Delta State University 1-2 in overtime Friday afternoon on the road. The Argonauts are now 5-7-2 (3-3-1 GSC) on the season and Soren Yuhaschek (Orlando, Fla./Darton State College) scored the lone goal for the Argos.
"Delta State was organized and fought hard for the entire match," said head coach Bill Elliott. "We scored pretty early in the game but failed to put our chances away when we had opportunities."
West Florida got on the scoreboard first after Yuhaschek scored his first goal the season and was assisted by Johnathan Quintero (Port Saint Lucie, Fla./Eastern Florida State College) in the 42nd minute. The Argos and Statesmen each tallied six shots in the half, while UWF's Andre Moreira (Rio de Janiero, Brazil/Fresno Pacific) kept DSU scoreless with five saves in the half.
Delta State would tie the game in the second half from a goal by Sebastian Knabke in the 75th minute. The remaining second half would go scoreless and UWF and DSU would go to overtime to decide a victor.
"Once Delta State scored, it was very difficult to swing the momentum back in our favor especially on the road," continued Elliott.
However, the Statesmen would eventually score the game winning goal in overtime from a goal by Austin Jackman. UWF and DSU each had 10 shots in the match while UWF attempted fiver corner kicks to DSU's three.
West Florida will continue their road trip and will travel to Clinton, Mississippi Oct. 26, to face provisional GSC member Mississippi College at 3 p.m. CT.
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