MARIETTA, Ohio – Thomas More College (Ky.) scored a goal four minutes into the second sudden death overtime period to beat Marietta College 2-1 Saturday (Sept. 28) afternoon in men's soccer action. The Pioneers drop to 3-6 overall, while the Saint move to 6-2 on the season.
Thomas More jumped on top in the 39th minute when Jake Plummer crossed the ball into the six-yard box where Wheeler Blersch one-timed it into the lower right corner for a 1-0 lead. The Saints took the one goal advantage into halftime.
The game turned physical in the second half with 12 fouls and four yellow cards issued. Blersch was given a yellow card for a foul in the penalty box at the 82:20 mark. Pioneer junior forward Wes Riley buried the penalty kick into the back of the net to tie the match, 1-1. The goal was Riley's eighth of the season.
Neither team threatened in the first 10-minute overtime period. Thomas More made its only shot of the second extra period count as Plummer took a cross from Brian Runyon and shot it past the Marietta keeper for the win.
Senior
Chris Stollar (Marietta/Marietta) had five saves in goal for the Pioneers, while Matt Kees stopped a pair of shots in net for Thomas More.
The Saints outshot Marietta 17-8 and had a slim 3-2 edge in corner kicks.
Marietta opens Ohio Athletic Conference play at Heidelberg on Saturday (Oct. 5) at 3:30 p.m. Fans can follow the Pioneers all season long at
pioneers.marietta.edu. You can also follow the Pioneers on Facebook at
facebook.com/MariettaCollege and @MariettaPioneer on Twitter.
