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2
Winner Millersville MILL-M (13-5-0, 8-4-0)
1
West Chester WCU-M (11-3-2, 9-2-1)
Winner
Millersville MILL-M
(13-5-0, 8-4-0)
2
Final
1
West Chester WCU-M
(11-3-2, 9-2-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 OT 2 F
Millersville MILL-M 0 1 0 1 2
West Chester WCU-M 0 1 0 0 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Jeremy Joseph, Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant

Marauders outlast No. 2 seed West Chester in double overtime; Advance to PSAC Semifinals

WEST CHESTER, Pa. – Men's soccer has become a custom to playing in tight Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Tournament matches under Head Coach Steve Widdowson. Today's contest against No. 2 seeded West Chester was just that, the teams were locked at zeros for a majority of the match until West Chester's Eric Greer was able to sneak a ball past a diving Bobby Bosch to give the Golden Rams a one goal lead with less than 30 minutes remaining in regulation. The Marauders weren't finished though, they would fire seven shots within the next 18 minutes in an effort to keep their season alive. Anthony Calamia, who has been a key piece of the Millersville offense, struck gold on the eighth. The redshirt Junior took a near-perfect cross from Mike Kreider and drove it home to equal the score with under eight minutes remaining in regulation. 

Heading into overtime the Marauders held all momentum, scoring late and creating multiple chances to win the game in the final minutes of regulation and the first overtime. The game-winning goal sequence was started by defender Jake Altimore who sent a ball from midfield towards the Golden Ram box to captain Matteo Adiletta. Adiletta headed the pass to a sprinting Matt Lynch in the box where the forward would win a foot race and force a handball that gave Millersville a chance to win the match off a penalty kick (PK) with 1:32 remaining in double overtime. Calmaia was chosen to take the PK and face off with West Chester keeper, Daniel Good. The midfielder fired the ball left as Good dived right to claim the win and keep the Marauders' season alive, setting the team up for a date with No. 1 seeded Mercyhurst in the PSAC Semifinals. 
 
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
• 63' | Doug Goitia, who has three assists on the season, two of them coming against Millersville, sent a ball from the far right side of the 'Ville box to a cutting Gio Jimenez at the top of the box. Jimenez took the ball past two Marauder defenders before sending it to a wide open Eric Greer in front of the Marauder net for the first score of the PSAC Quarterfinal contest. Greer would sneak it by a diving Bobby Bosch into the far right corner of the Millersville goal. 
• 82' | Adiletta tapped a big ball that was sent from the right side of the midfield line to Mike Kreider who was streaking down the left sideline towards the West Chester box. Kreider delivered a near perfect cross into a cutting Calamia who fired it into the left side of the Golden Ram for the equalizer with less than eight minutes to play in regulation. 
• 108' | A West Chester handball in the box set up the game-winning PK goal from Calamia. The redshirt Junior fired a ball left into the net, as keeper Daniel Good dove right, to send Millersville to the PSAC Semifinals. 

POST GAME REACTION FROM HEAD COACH STEVE WIDDOWSON
 On tonight's play: "I think throughout the game we played well other than a few periods of pressure. When we stuck to our game plan we were able to control things and create. We did a great job of showing resiliency to keep plugging away and trusting in the ideas and finally it paid off with a huge result."

• On the message between overtimes: "To just keep doing what we were doing. We all knew our plan we just had to keep executing and believing."

 On preparing for Mercyhurst: "Recovery is the primary concern. This was a long tough game so we need to get our legs back under us. I have lots of work to do to figure out our game plans, but for the players I want then to relax and enjoy the moment and recover. Then we will all get on the same page with our ideas and We will be ready and as ever be doing everything we can to make our trip a successful one."

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• Millersville out-shot the Golden Rams 26-12, including 11-7 edge on frame. 
• Each team had three corner kick opportunities. 
• Bosch recorded six pivotal saves in the match. 
• Calamia and Lynch each had three shots on goal. Bob Hennessey was just behind them with two. 

NOTES
•  With Wednesday's win, the Marauders all time record versus West Chester moves to a 20-26-6, in favor of West Chester.  
• The match saw four total cautions, only one being handed out the Marauders' way. Bosch received a yellow in the 62'. 

UP NEXT
• The Marauders continue postseason play on Friday, Nov. 12 in Erie, Pa. against the No. 1 seeded Mercyhurst Lakers. The match is set to start at 2 p.m. on the PSAC Digital Network.
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