Box Score
BRUNSWICK, Maine – In what is fast becoming the story of
the early part of the Williams College men's soccer season, the
Ephs again rallied from a one goal half-time deficit to steal
victory from conference foe Bowdoin Saturday.
The win keeps the Ephs (4-0-1) tied on top of the NESCAC
standings with Middlebury and Amherst, while Bowdoin (4-1) falls to
the middle of the conference pack.
The Polar Bears opened up an otherwise tight game by beating
sophomore Eph Keeper Andrew Graham (six saves) in the 34th minute,
and were able to hold the advantage for the rest of the half.
However, the Ephs again came out fired up in the second half,
tying the game one minute in when junior Sam Empson's corner kick
had just enough bend to loop back towards the goal and past the
keeper.
The Polar Bears pushed back and regained their advantage several
minutes later with a well placed shot to the lower left corner of
the net. However, the Ephs again showed their resilience by evening
the game when senior Ryan Pelletier's sensational diving header
found net shortly thereafter.
The game's final minutes saw frantic and gutty play, as both teams
desperately tried to earn the go ahead goal, but fate ultimately
sided with the Ephs who, in a sequence reminiscent of their last
second victory over Wesleyan in the season opener, were able to
score when freshman Charles Romero's cross was volleyed past
Bowdoin keeper Nathan Lovitz by senior Kit Fuderich with only 28
seconds remaining.
"I'm really proud of our play we showed a lot of grit, coming in
here and finding ourselves down and yet again finding a way to win
against a very quality opponent, I just couldn't be more
proud," remarked Ephs coach Mike Russo.
The Ephs next play Wednesday the 26th against an excellent Keene
State team, at Cole Field.
