Only shot attempt of the night for Corday
RINDGE, N.H. (September 28, 2013) – Freshman
Justin Corday (Somerset, Bermuda) struck home the
game-winning goal with a little more than three minutes remaining
in the first overtime to lift the Franklin Pierce University
men's soccer team to a thrilling 1-0 triumph over Assumption
on Saturday night at Sodexo Field in Rindge. The Ravens won their
second straight to even their record at 3-3 overall and 2-1 in the
Northeast-10, while the Greyhounds dipped to 2-3-2 and 0-3-2 in
league play.
Corday's marker was the first
of his collegiate career and capped a solid offensive night for
Franklin Pierce, which fired off 15 shots, putting seven on net.
The Ravens held the pace of play in Assumption's zone for
most of the night, but could not get the go-ahead marker until
Corday's boot in the 97th minute.
The play started with a mad
scramble for a loose ball in front of the goal that bounced off
several players before Corday could get his foot on it, sending a
strike to the lower center portion of the net that caused an
explosion of celebration from the Franklin Pierce bench.
It was Corday's lone attempt
of the night, and just his third shot of the season. Classmate
Pedro Espindola (Sao Paulo, Brazil) logged a
match-high four shots with two going on goal. Freshman forward
Dallas Donovan (South Yarmouth, Mass.) followed
with three shots.
Assumption keeper Dana King took
the loss, but it was hardly his fault as he was outstanding making
six saves, including several of the diving variety.
Franklin Pierce keeper Sam
Meza (Whittier, Calif.) was more than up to the task in
his net as well. The Greyhounds managed just five shots in the
match, but put four of those on net, causing Meza to be on top of
his game all night. Meza's finest moment came on an
outstanding diving save to his right early in the first half to
keep the match scoreless, and avoid allowing Assumption to gain any
sort of momentum.
Meza has been asked to stand tall
in goal over the last two matches, with both being 1-0 triumphs in
extra time. He also made a career-high nine saves in 105 minutes of
action last Saturday as the Ravens scored in the second overtime to
pull out the victory at American International. Meza ran his record
to 3-3 on the year, with all three victories coming via
shutout.
Franklin Pierce returns to action
Wednesday when the Ravens travel to Waltham, Mass. to take on
Bentley at 3:30 p.m. The contest will be a rematch of last
season's NE-10 quarterfinal match, which the Ravens won
– at Bentley – by a 3-0 margin.
For more information on Franklin
Pierce men's soccer, please visit the team's page at http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu(.) To follow the
program even further, please visit Franklin Pierce Athletics on
YouTube (www.youtube.com/FranklinPierceSports),
Twitter (www.twitter.com/FPUathletics)
and Facebook (www.facebook.com/FranklinPierceRavens).
Fans wishing to purchase Franklin Pierce men's soccer apparel
can do so on the athletic department's online store
at athletics.franklinpierce.edu/store(.)
