Posted: Oct 06, 2015
The Muskingum men's soccer team suffered a heartbreaking overtime loss against Capital on Tuesday night in McConagha Stadium, 1-0.
The Matchup
- Records: Muskingum (3-8 overall, 0-2 OAC), Capital (4-7 overall, 2-0 OAC)
- Location: New Concord, Ohio - McConagha Stadium
The Game
- Capital notched the game-winning goal in the 95th minute on a header from Hunter Stiger off a free kick from 20-yards out.
- Muskingum dominated play and peppered the Capital goal with shots in the opening 30 minutes of play but was unable to find the back of the net.
- Freshman Gage Toy and freshman Chase Michael Hilliard led Muskingum with five shots each.
- Senior Brett Hanna and junior Antonio Meehan aided the Muskie attack with three strikes each.
- Muskingum ended the outing with a 23-20 edge in shots and an 8-2 advantage in corner kicks.
- Mario Suarez led the Crusaders with five shots and Stiger added three shots.
- The outing marked the third straight overtime loss for the Muskies, whom have fallen in overtime in four of their last five games.
In the Net
- Freshman Gabriel Kral played the entire game in frame and made six saves and allowed one goal.
- Justin Niswonger made three saves en route to posting the shutout.
Coming Up
- The Fighting Muskies next travel to Ohio Athletic Conference foe Heidelberg on Saturday, October 10. Game time is slated for 2:00 p.m.