Ryan Castle finished a chance in the third minute of overtime to lift the Eastern University men's soccer team to a 1-0 home win over Drew University. The win is the second straight 1-0 win for the Eagles.

Drew entered this afternoon's game without a loss, and the Rangers played with confidence through the opening moments of the contest and built an 8-2 advantage in shots in the first 45 minutes of action. Michael Dorsch made five first-half saves including a pair of outstanding stops to turn away a pair of consecutive corner kicks in the 32nd minute.

The Eagles created a few first-half chances, but the Drew back-line was able to keep Terry Fry and the rest of the Eastern team from getting clean strikes on goal. Fry put both first half shots on frame, but Jeff Rogers saved both. Drew earned five first half corners.

Drew created three great scoring chances in the first five minutes of the second half, and it appeared that the Eastern defense was on the ropes, but the Eagles rebounded and began to take momentum.  Mike Leitzel, Nate Goble and the rest of the Eagles held the Rangers to just three more shots over the last forty-three minutes.

As the game entered the seventy-fifth minute, the Eagles raised the level of pressure to a new level. A Drew foul in the midfield resulted in an Eastern restart from forty-five yards out. Terry Fry lofted a serve into the afternoon sun that found its way to the ground deep in the Ranger box. Grant Supplee and Kyle Hurst ripped shots from close range, but the score remained tied as the Drew defense scrambled.

Moments later Brian Raffle worked his way central as he combined with several players in the midfield. The junior wing scored the game-winner last Saturday, but his 22 yard strike flew just over the upper corner and the teams remained tied. The Eagles fended off a late corner kick to make it to overtime and set up Castle's heroics.

The Eastern team made a concerted effort to lock the ball in the attacking zone throughout the second half, and that pressure created the game-winner in the third minute of overtime. Alex Clark picked off a short clear on the right side. The junior captain found a gap in transition and slotted a ball through that looked like it was over-hit for Fry. Castle timed his run perfectly and found himself in alone. The senior calmly pushed the ball into the lower corner for the game-ending strike. 

Dorsch finished with seven saves to earn his fourth shutout of the year. The Eagles return to action next Wednesday with a key regional game at Gettysburg College.

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