Wright State battles No. 15 Marshall to double OT draw

Tuesday, October 22

Dayton, OH

7:00 PM

Wright State University

7-5-1, 2-3-0Horizon

Marshall

10-2-2, 3-0-1CUSA

Marshall

Wright State

Photo by: Joseph Craven

Wright State battles No. 15 Marshall to double OT draw

10/22/2019 9:45:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

The Wright State men's soccer team battled No. 15 Marshall to a 2-2 double overtime draw on Tuesday night behind a pair of goals from Logan Thompson and Alec Philippe. The Raiders move to 5-3-2 on the season, while Marshall also moves to 10-1-3.

Marshall's Victor Dias scored the lone first half goal, finding the back of the net in the 20^th minute to give the visitors the advantage and they would hold throughout the remainder of the opening 45 minutes. Pedro Dolabella answered for the visitors and gave The Herd a 2-1 lead in the 86'.

The Raiders knotted things up for the first time in the 58th minute, setting off a flurry of action on both sides. Jeremie Charron connected with Logan Thompson, who found and empty net and chipped it over the keeper to tie the game at 1-1 in the 58'. Alec Philippe recorded his fourth goal of the 2019 regular-season in the 90' to tie the match a 2-2 and send the match into overtime.

BY THE NUMBERS

Marshall outshot Wright State 17-11 over the 110 minutes, including a 7-4 advantage in shots on goal. Raider goalkeeper Alex Williams finished with five saves, while The Herd's Paulo Pita recorded two stops.
Corfe lead the Raiders with four shots, with Logan Thompson and Harvey Slade being the only other Raiders to record multiple shots with two.