It was a day of revenge for the Whitworth Pirates men's soccer team, as they defeated the Gustavus Adolphus Gusties 2-1 to knock the Gusties out of the playoffs at J.J. Keller Field in Oshkosh, Wisc. Friday.
For those familiar with Whitworth athletics, this was the same score by which the Gusties knocked the Pirates out of the NCAA Div. III Semifinals two years ago.
After a defensive battle in the first half where neither team got a good opportunity to score, the Gusties drew first blood in the second half.
Shortly after Pirate senior Matt Friesen missed a header that almost gave the Pirates the lead, the Gusties leading scorer Mike Butterworth slipped a ball past Whitworth's sophomore keeper Scott Barnum for his 15th goal of the season.
Gustavus Adolphus would hold that lead until Whitworth evened the match with just under 15 minutes remaining as sophomore Elly Bulega knotted the game up at 1-1 with a header off a scramble in the box following a corner kick.
The game would go into overtime where Whitworth controlled the first few minutes. After the Gusties crossed a ball on the attack, Whitworth's Ben Rotert intercepted the pass and sent a long ball to Keith Kersh who was one-on-one with a defender. Kirsh made a touch, turned around and fell while shooting the ball past Gustie keeper Trevor Brown to lift the Pirates to a 2-1 overtime win.
With the win, the Pirates will move on and play the winner of the match-up between Wartburg College (Iowa) and Univ. of Wisconsin-Oshkosh tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. (CST), 4:00 p.m. (PST).
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