Men's Soccer Downs Mount Ida In Overtime

Leicester, Mass. – Despite giving up a 2-0 lead in the second half, Becker College defeated Mount Ida College 3-2 in men's soccer action this evening at Alumni Field.

The Hawks got the scoring started when Jinaldo DeBrito (New Bedford, Mass.) rebounded a Tim Howard (Paxton, Mass.) shot, driving it into the back of the Mount Ida net. Becker increased their lead to 2-0 when Steve Araujo (Westport, Mass.) made a beautiful centering pass, setting up Brandon Frey (Sound Beach, NY.) for his second career goal.

Mount Ida got on the board at 57:12 when Ryan Richardson (Winfield, KS.) headed a pass from Joseph Casey (Merrimack, Mass.) past the dive of Becker goalkeeper Tim McDonald (Holden, Mass.) Richardson tied the game at two apiece when he once again redirected a shot with his head on an indirect shot from Carlos Rojas (Stamford, Conn.).

In the second overtime Becker ended the game with 1:59 remaining when Brandon Frey fed Aldo Karkanjozi (Sterling Heights, MI.) on a give and go, as Karkanjozi blasted a shot past the dive of Mount Ida goalkeeper Steven Enright (South Kingston, RI.) for the game winner.

Enright made seven saves in a losing effort. With the loss the Mustangs remain winless at 0-7. Tim Mcdonald made seven saves, as the Hawks improve to 3-4-1 on the season.