BABSON PARK, Fla. – The Embry-Riddle men's soccer team came away from their seventh conference match of the season with a 1-0 double overtime victory over Webber International, Wednesday at the Warrior Soccer Complex. The Eagles improved to 7-5 overall and 5-2 in the league, while the Warriors dropped to 3-9-1 overall and 3-4 in conference play.
The Eagles were by far the more dominant team on the day and that was reflected in the 29-5 shot advantage on the stat sheet. Many of the shots missed the mark by mere inches, including
Ryan Maloney's long range attempt that hit the post and two second half shots by
Michael Donald that whistled just wide of the post and high of the cross bar, respectively. But while they had the better of the offensive chances, the Eagles were unable to find the back of the net sending the game into extra time.
The first period of overtime yielded three shots by Embry-Riddle and none by Webber International, but still the score remained deadlocked at 0-0, resulting in 10 additional minutes of play.
With just over seven minutes left in the second overtime period,
Aaron Applebee won the ball deep in the Warriors' offensive third. Applebee attempted to use his speed to get past two Warrior defenders but was fouled as he dribbled the ball into the box, resulting in an Eagle penalty. Maloney buried his second penalty of the season to give the Eagles the win.
Alfredo Diaz drew his second start of the season for the Eagles and made two stops to record his second clean sheet of the year. Brandon Stout had nine saves in the Warrior effort.
Embry-Riddle's next game will be at 7 p.m. on Saturday when they travel to South Florida to take on Johnson & Wales.