Eagles edge out Cavaliers in overtime victory

By Angel Cornista

BLACK MOUNTAIN, North Carolina - Gus Fidler fought his way through the Cavaliers defense and sought the opportunity to bounce the winning goal, three minutes into overtime, to leave the Eagles with a 4-3 victory over Montreat (NC.) Wednesday night under the lights of Black Mountain, N.C. 

While the Eagles were down 3-0 leading into the second half, Rafael Pais completed a corner kick to Pavel Dashin, for a header off the keeper's hands putting Eagles on the board (1-3). The Eagles did not stop there, as Blake White scored on the left side of the goal nine minutes after the first goal, leaving Reinhardt trailing behind the Cavaliers (2-3). 

Both teams followed up with mulitple substitutions for an effort to keep the high intensity going. Not long after, the Eagles looked to tie the game (3-3) as Philip Frowis headed into the top of the net, assisted by Blake White and Arthur Hugon at 81:39. 

With enormous effort, the Cavaliers defense struggled to hold the Eagles back as Gus Fidler bounces the ball from six yards out through traffic, leaving the Eagles to take home an overtime (4-3) victory, after a tough home lost to Milligan. 

Reinhardt held a 19-14 lead in shots, while Niko Tzevelekos triumphed in six saves. 

The Eagles look to add onto their 12-3 overall and 9-3 conference record, as they complete their regular season play, at home, Saturday October 30th against the Knights of Kentucky Christian at 1 pm.

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