PURCHASE, N.Y.- In a game littered with restarts, the host Manhattanville Valiants proved to be more efficient and emerged with a 2-1 win in double overtime over Eastern University Men's Soccer. The loss, coupled with an upset win by King's College, puts the Eagles into a must-win scenario this coming Saturday at Wilkes.

The Eagles fell behind in the 36th minute after a pair of great scoring chances of their own. Jair Saenz blistered a dipping free kick over the wall that Manhattnaville goalkeeper Jason Torres tipped over the bar. Saenz then curled a corner kick into the scoring area that the Valiant defense cleared away. 

Manhattanville's Keston George escaped the zone with great speed and pushed the ball wide to Marco Blasetti on the right wing. Blasetti outraced the recovering Eastern defense and whipped a ball across the face of the goal toward George at the back post. The sizzling cross never made it to George, the 2009 Freedom Conference Player of the year, as it deflected into the goal off an Eastern defender.

The game had fifty fouls called and 14 corner kicks.

The Eagles drew level on a Saenz free kick in the 78th minute. The first year center back's ball from 35 yards out appeared to be a serve that went untouched into the left side of the net.

The Eagles had all the chances in the first overtime, but the Valiant defense held its ground through the opening ten minutes of extra time.

With less that 3 1/2 minutes to play, Manhattanville earned and converted a corner kick. Yani Quinteros caught a driven ball at the near post and headed it home for his fourth goal of the year.

The Eagles are now in what is essentially a must-win scenario at Wilkes on Saturday. On a positive note, results through the year have put the Eastern team in a situation where they will advance to the post-season ahead of Misericordia if the two teams finish tied and King's wins out.

The Eagles play at Penn State-Abington in a non-league contest Wednesday.