Box Score By MacKenzie Tuttle, Digital Content Supervisor
MOUNT BERRY, Ga. – Top-ranked Oglethorpe's Gabe Alvarez scored in double overtime as the Berry College men's soccer team fell to Oglethorpe University, 3-2, on Saturday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Alvarez opened up scoring in the fifth minute off a free kick to put the Stormy Petrels ahead, 1-0.
- Daniel Shaw then evened the game at one apiece off a pass from Steven Moore in the 56th minute of play.
- Oglethorpe's Topher Marshall regained the lead for the Stormy Petrels in the 62nd minute, moving the score to, 2-1.
- Jake Williamson scored the final Berry goal in the 85th minute off a pass from Milton Tama, forcing the game into double overtime until Alvarez tallied for the second time of the game.
- Oglethorpe outshot Berry, 19-17, while the Vikings added five corner kicks to the Stormy Petrels' four.
BERRY STATISTICAL STANDOUTS:
- Williamson: 5 shots, 2 shots on goal, 1 goal
- Shaw: 3 shots, 2 shots on goal, 1 goal
- Moore: 3 shots, 2 shots on goal, 1 assist
- Tama: 1 assist
- Carson Oakes: 6 saves
OGLETHORPE STATISCAL STANDOUTS:
- Alvarez: 4 shots, 3 shots on goal, 2 goals
- Marshall: 7 shots, 4 shots on goal, 1 goal
- Luke Whelan: 6 saves
NOTABLES:
- The Vikings round out regular season play with a 9-8 overall record and 3-4 record in the Southern Athletic Association, currently sixth in the SAA.
- Oglethorpe remains undefeated in conference play, finishing the regular season at 6-4-3 and 6-0-1.
