Friday, September 7
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Highlanders Fall To Mercer In Overtime, 2-1
9/7/2007 12:06:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Macon, GA—UC Riverside lost its first game of the season, 2-1in overtime Friday night to Mercer University at the Mercer University Tournament in Macon, GA. Sophomore Nathan Paterson knocked in the only goal for the Highlanders as they fell to 2-1. The Bears improve to 2-1.
The Highlanders got on the board first as Paterson took a pass from freshman Cito Soriano at 20:18 and banged it home from 18 yards out for his second goal of the season to give the Highlanders an early 1-0 lead. Soriano picked up his second assist of the season with a perfectly placed pass through two defenders to the streaking Paterson who put past the Bear keeper.
Mercer evened up the score 1-1 on Jaime Villacis's goal at the 32:56. Villacis slipped it past Highlander goalkeeper Charles Alamo after two Mercer players had gotten behind the UCR defense. Alamo finished the night with 5 saves.
The Highlanders were out shot 7-2 with shots-on-goal as the two teams played tough the whole night, indicated by the 41 fouls that were called. Neither team could get any goals across as regulation time expired.
The Bears earned the victory a little over four minutes into the overtime period. Villacis added his second goal of the game and put the game winner past Highlander keeper Charles Alamo at the 94:29 mark to hand UCR its first loss of the season.
UCR continues play on the east coast with a game against Alabama A&M in the same tournament, Sunday at 10 am PST.
The Highlanders got on the board first as Paterson took a pass from freshman Cito Soriano at 20:18 and banged it home from 18 yards out for his second goal of the season to give the Highlanders an early 1-0 lead. Soriano picked up his second assist of the season with a perfectly placed pass through two defenders to the streaking Paterson who put past the Bear keeper.
Mercer evened up the score 1-1 on Jaime Villacis's goal at the 32:56. Villacis slipped it past Highlander goalkeeper Charles Alamo after two Mercer players had gotten behind the UCR defense. Alamo finished the night with 5 saves.
The Highlanders were out shot 7-2 with shots-on-goal as the two teams played tough the whole night, indicated by the 41 fouls that were called. Neither team could get any goals across as regulation time expired.
The Bears earned the victory a little over four minutes into the overtime period. Villacis added his second goal of the game and put the game winner past Highlander keeper Charles Alamo at the 94:29 mark to hand UCR its first loss of the season.
UCR continues play on the east coast with a game against Alabama A&M in the same tournament, Sunday at 10 am PST.
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