Brookville, N.Y. - The Dowling College
men's soccer team scored twice in the second half for the 2-1 win
over the New York Institute of Technology this afternoon in the
first round of the NCAA East Regional Tournament. The Golden
Lions improve to 12-4-3 as the Bears end their season at 13-5.
After a scoreless first half of play, the Golden Lions struck first
in the 55th minute when a scramble in the front of the net found
Sean Collins who sent a pass to Chis Posillico on the near side of
the field where he buried a shot to the far top corner. Just
minutes later, the Bears made their way into Dowling territory
forcing keeper Ryan McDonald off his line to the top of the box
where he was just able to deflect NYIT's attempt on net and
defender Zacchious Ogoo was able to clear the ball out to
midfield.
In the 74th minute, Dowling's Karyim Balthazar drove the ball up
the right side of the field and sent a cross into the box where
Alex Hailes managed to get a head on it putting past NYIT keeper
Liam Waddy for a 2-0 Dowling lead. Just about six minutes
later, a red card put the Golden Lions down a man for the
remaining 1 minutes. The Bears finally broke through in the
88th minute with an unassisted goal by Harvey Houpe, but the Golden
Lions held on to advance to the second round of the NCAA East
Regional Tournament.
The Bears out shot the Golden Lions 12 to 8 and held a 5-3
advantage in corner kicks.
In his 2013 debut, McDonald earned his first win of the season
while recording two saves.
The Golden Lions will face LIU Post in the second round of the NCAA
East Regional tournament this Saturday, November 16th. Kick
off is set for 1:00 PM on the campus of LIU Post.
Provided by the Dowling Sports Information Department.
