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4
Winner Monmouth MON (2-2-1, 2-2-1)
3
Niagara NIA (5-2-0, 4-2-0)
Winner
Monmouth MON
(2-2-1, 2-2-1)
4
Final
3
Niagara NIA
(5-2-0, 4-2-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Monmouth MON 1 2 1 4
Niagara NIA 3 0 0 3

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men's Soccer Falls To Monmouth In Overtime

GAME 7
SCORE Monmouth 4 – Niagara 3 (OT)
RECORDS Niagara (5-2, 4-2 MAAC) – Monmouth (2-2-1, 2-2-1 MAAC)
LOCATION Niagara Field
 
NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. –The Purple Eagles fell to Monmouth in overtime, 4-3, in their final game of the regular season on Thursday.

Game Recap
  • Monmouth struck first, scoring the first goal of the game in the 21st minute to take a 1-0 lead over the Purple Eagles.
  • Niagara answered in the 26th minute, as Stephen Hasse crossed it to Josh Tufino, who scored to tie the game, 1-1.
  • In the 28th minute, Asher Barnes scored off a beautiful feed from Rodrigo Almeida, giving the Purple Eagles the lead, 2-1.
  • Barnes struck again less than five minutes later, scoring an unassisted goal to extended Niagara's lead, 3-1. It is the second time this season Barnes has scored two goals in a game.
  • Monmouth scored in the 50th and 59th minutes of the game to knot the score at three goal apiece.
  • The teams remained tied for the remainder of regulation to force the game into overtime.
  • Less than one a half minutes into the first overtime period, Monmouth headed a ball in past Purple Eagles goalie Josh Savoni to earn the 4-3 victory.

Eagle's Eye On
Coach's Corner
  • "I am disappointed we couldn't get the result for the seniors today," said head coach Bill Boyle. "I think the games every two days caught up to us. Our guys gave everything, but we just came up short defensively. Fortunately, it looks like we'll be hosting Monmouth again on Sunday, so we will have another shot at them right away. We will recover the next two days and be ready for play-offs on Sunday!"

Up Next
  • The Purple Eagles are back in action on Sunday, April 11 in the quarterfinal round of the MAAC Championships. Niagara's seed and opponent are to be determined, but the Purple Eagles are currently in line to host their quarterfinal game.

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