Men's Soccer suffers OT heartbreaker against Otterbein on Senior Night

Men's Soccer suffers OT heartbreaker against Otterbein on Senior Night

The Muskingum men's soccer suffered a heartbreaking overtime loss to Otterbein on Senior Night, 3-2.

The Basics

  • Records: Muskingum (1-6, 1-6), Otterbein (3-3-1, 3-3-1)
  • Location: North Turf Athletic Field - New Concord, Ohio
  • Attendance: 60

Notables

Inside The Numbers

  • Leading the Muskie attack was sophomore Edwin Palou and freshman Trevor Firkel with two shots and one goal each.
  • Junior Bailey Adams and freshman Nicholas Hubbard each added two shots.
  • Junior Blake Weatherholt chipped in one shot for Muskingum.
  • Spaeth played every minute in goal for the Muskies and made six saves.
  • Liam Heard, Mark Wischmeyer, and Dominic Antronica led Otterbein each scoring one goal.
  • Carty Ely added one assist for Otterbein.
  • Andrew McIlvoy played every minute in frame for the Cardinals and notched three saves.

The Difference

  • Otterbein held a 2-0 lead heading into halftime.
  • The Muskies got their first goal off a penalty kick from Firkel in the 58th minute.
  • Muskingum tied it up in the 88th minute off a terrific goal from Palou.
  • Otterbein secured the win in OT with a goal from Heard to end it, 3-2.

Up Next

  • The Muskies next travel to rival Marietta in OAC play on Thursday, April 8. Kick-off is set for 7:00 p.m.