Drexel's Bergman Delivers in Fourth Overtime
from press release
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Kyle Bergman's goal
with just 38 seconds to play in the fourth overtime gave Drexel an
8-7 victory against Bryant on Sunday afternoon at Vidas Field. The
Dragons (3-3) led by four goals on three occasions, but the
Bulldogs (2-3) scored the last four goals to force overtime.
Bergman came out from behind the net and fired a tough-angle shot
from about 10 yards away to beat Bryant's Jameson Love on the short
side for his second goal of the game to finally end the longest
game in Vidas Field history. Drexel gained possession with just
over a minute to play when Brian Teuber caused a turnover, picked
up the loose ball and got the ball into the offensive zone.
Each team had plenty of chances after regulation to end the
contest. Bryant's Gary Crowley, who led all players with four
goals, had the best chance to end the game in the first overtime,
but was denied by Mark Manos. In the second overtime, Drexel's
Brendan Glynn's bounced one past Love, but hit the post. Bryant
took the carom, went down field and set up Crowley for another
chance. Manos came up with the save once again for the Dragons. In
the third extra session, Bryant had an extra man opportunity for a
minute after a Drexel penalty on Matt Dusek for unnecessary
roughness. Peter McMahon received a pass right in front of the cage
and appeared ready to end it, but Mark Manos came up with yet
another big save, this one off his shoulder, to keep the score
deadlocked at 7-7. The Bulldogs outshot Drexel, 6-0, in the third
overtime period.
Crowley and Max Weisenberg got the Bulldogs back in the game after
trailing 7-3. Travis Harrington set up Crowley with 8:51 to play
which started the comeback. Weisenberg then scored two goals in the
span of 35 seconds to chip the lead down to 7-6. It remained that
way until the 1:42 mark when Crowley capped the comeback with his
fourth goal fof the contest.
Drexel led 3-1 at intermission. The Bulldogs got on the board first
on a McMahon goal. However, the Drexel defense tightened and held
Bryant off the board until the waning seconds of the third quarter.
Glynn tied the game at 1-1 in the first quarter, while Bergman's
extra man goal gave Drexel the lead. Aaron Prosser added the final
goal of the half on a nice unassisted move up the middle in
traffic. The lead swelled to 5-1 early in the second half when Nick
Trizano and Scott Perri had even strength goals. The teams
exchanged the next four goals as Bryant had two from Crowley, while
the Dragons had tallies from Perri and Robert Church.
Bryant outshot Drexel, 41-35, and had a 10-7 advantage in the extra
periods. The Dragons won the face-off battle, 14-8, and had 39
ground balls to 30 for the Bulldogs. Each team had a pair of extra
man goals. The goalkeepers were outstanding all day. Love had 17
saves, including five in the second quarter when Drexel had 11
shots. Manos had 13 saves, four in the overtime periods, as Drexel
won its second straight game.
Drexel is off until Saturday, when Lafayette comes to Vidas Field
for a non-conference game. Face-off is set for 5 p.m.
