Freshman Anthony Campagnano's team-best fifth goal of the
season forced overtime today against Merrimack.
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Merrimack Stuns Stonehill in 2OT, 3-2
Sabadoz's second goal comes
with just 36-seconds remaining
Boxscore
EASTON,
Mass. (September 22, 2009) - Merrimack College stunned
Stonehill College with a goal with just 36-seconds to play for a
3-2 double-overtime victory in Northeast-10 Conference men's soccer
action at Skyhawk Field this afternoon.
Sophomore forward Robbie
Sabadoz's (Ottawa, Ontario/Woodroffe) second goal of the
match came with just 36-seconds remaining in the final of two
overtime periods when he broke loose on a breakaway and slipped a
shot past Stonehill junior goalkeeper Brandon McFarlane
(Norwich, Conn./Norwich Free Academy). Sabadoz opened the
scoring when he took a though ball from senior Greg Motta
(Saunderstown, R.I./LaSalle) and snuck a shot inside the
left post just 2:29 into the contest.
Stonehill leveled the match 2:22
into the second half when senior Martin Earley (Basel,
Switzerland/Hampden (Maine) Academy) knocked in a flick
from the left side by sophomore Ross McWilliams (Kingston,
R.I./South Kingstown) for his second goal of the season.
Merrimack forged ahead again in the
65th minute as junior Elvert Bodden
(Londonderry, N.H./Middlesex CC) pounced on a deflection
inside the six and netted his first goal of the season. Stonehill
equalized again to force overtime with only 5:25 left in regulation
when freshman Anthony Campagnano (Schenectady,
N.Y./Guilderland) took a pass from junior Michael
Bridges (Sandwich, Mass./Sandwich) and bagged his
team-leading fifth goal of the season.
Stonehill finished with a 16-11
advantage in shots for the match, including a 9-5 edge in the
second half. Senior goalkeeper Doug Carvalho (New Bedford,
Mass./Massasoit CC) finished with seven saves for
Merrimack, while McFarlane stopped five shots for the Skyhawks -
including three in the second half to help send the match to
overtime.
Stonehill (5-3-1, 1-3-1 NE-10)
looks to get back on track on Saturday night when it visits
Southern Connecticut State University at 7 p.m. The Skyhawks return
home next Tuesday, September 29, to host the University of
Massachusetts Lowell at 4 p.m. Merrimack (4-2-1, 2-0-0 NE-10) hosts
Franklin Pierce University on Saturday at 1 p.m.
