@WSU_Mens_Soccer Wins Thriller on the Road Monday Night

Monday, August 27

Fort Wayne, IN

7:00 PM

Wright State University

2-0-0, 0-0-0

Fort Wayne

1-1-0, 0-0-0

Wright State

Purdue Fort Wayne

Stefan Rokvic and the Raiders triumph in second match of the season Monday.

Photo by: Allison Rodriguez

@WSU_Mens_Soccer Wins Thriller on the Road Monday Night

8/27/2018 9:37:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Fort Wayne, Ind. - The Wright State Raiders took to the pitch Monday night in search of their second straight victory to start off the 2018 regular season. In a thriller, the Raiders earned a 3-2 victory in Fort Wayne over the Mastadons.
First Half
The match did not start the way the Raiders would have hoped, as they gave up a goal in similar fashion to their season opener on Friday, this time just two minutes into the match. Purdue Fort Wayne's Blake Cearns opened the scoring for the Mastadons at the 1:55 mark off a Zach Tom pass into the box. After this early tally for the Mastadons, the Raiders took control over much of the first half of play, but were unable to capitalize on their 5-2 first half shot advantage, and headed into the locker room trailing 1-0.

Second Half
The Raiders wasted no time getting the match evened up in the second half, as Stefan Rokvic netted his first of the season in the 50th minute. The green and gold would once again have to play from behind, however, as a 62nd minute goal from the Mastadons' Chris Baranowski would put Fort Wayne back on top in the match. Rokvic took control of the match at this point, adding another tally in the 79th minute to tie the match. Alec Philippe added one final goal in the 85th minute to seal a victory late in the match for the Raiders. Deri Corfe led all forwards with three shots, and goalkeeper Joel Sundell made two saves on four shots on target.

Up Next
The Raiders men's soccer team (2-0) will return to action this Friday, when it heads to Bowling Green to take on the Falcons. The match is slated for a 7:00 pm kick-off.