The Wright State men's soccer team tallied its first win of the 2021 spring season on Wednesday afternoon, as the Raiders went on the road for a 3-2 overtime victory at Detroit Mercy.

With the win, the Raiders improve to 1-1-0 overall and 1-1-0 in the Horizon League, while Detroit Mercy drops to 1-1-0 overall and 1-1-0 in conference play. Wright State returns to action Tuesday, Feb. 16 as they welcome Northern Kentucky to Alumni Field.

The first five minutes of Wednesday match were a scoring frenzy, as Detroit Mercy's Samory Powder put the hosts up 1-0 three minutes into the contest. Less than two minutes later, Zion Beaton's fifth minute goal tied the contest at 1-1. Mohamad Miri gave the hosts the advantage in the 18^th minute to take the lead heading into halftime.

Wright State responded in the 48^th minute, as Joe Kouadio tallied his first goal of the contest after connecting on a pass from Jared Edmonson. 90 minutes was not enough as both teams looked to score but headed into overtime. As the final seconds ticked away in the first overtime period, Kouadio tallied his second goal of the contest – a game winner, as he connected on a cross from Harvey Slade in the 100^th minute to tally the golden goal, and end the match.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Detroit Mercy outshot Wright State 16-14 over the 100 minutes, but the Raiders tallied a 6-5 advantage in shots on goal. Raider goalkeeper Isaiah Slabaugh and Titan goalkeeper Devin Mendez each tallied three saves.
• Presten Manthey (1) and Zion Beaton (1) each tallied a team-leading four shots, while Brayden McNitt (1) and Joe Kouadio (2) each tallied two. Alex Hummel and Ids Hannema (1) both recorded one shot for the Raiders.
• Wednesday's matchup was the Raiders second consecutive overtime win, before the contest against the Titans Wright State defeated Milwaukee in the Horizon League Tournament Championship.