Battle Of Eagles Ends In 1-1 Tie

Sean Garcia helped the Eagles to a 1-1 overtime tie against Williams Baptist College.

GAME DETAILS
University of the Ozarks 1, Williams Baptist College 1 (OT2)
Records: University of the Ozarks (0-3-1), Williams Baptist College (2-0-1)
Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018
Clarksville, Ark. | Clarksville High School Soccer Field


THE BASICS
A hard fought battle between the University of the Ozarks and Williams Baptist College ended in a 1-1 double overtime tie Saturday in Clarksville. Ozarks scored first in the match, but Williams Baptist quickly answered with a goal less than two minutes later to even the score 1-1. Thomas Ross scored for Ozarks in the 56th minute and Thayrone Cazeca scored for Williams Baptist in the 58th minute. Both teams had opportunities to score following the second goal, but couldn't connect on any of their shots. The Eagles fought off a combined eight shots in overtime to end the match with a tie. Goalkeeper Logan Valestin had five saves during that stretch.

SCORING SUMMARY
55:42 - Thomas Ross (unassisted) - Rebound in the box
57:04 - Thayrone Cazeca (Henrique Torres) - Break-away

KEY STATISTICS
The Eagles fought off a combined eight shots in overtime to end the match with a tie.  Goalkeeper Logan Valestin had five saves during that stretch.

OZARKS STARTERS
Logan Valestin, Cade Coggin, Richard Souffrant, Thomas Ross, Michael Luster, Sean Garcia, Manny Torres, Drew Mott, Alex Ross, Truman Hensley, Spence Jean Baptiste

OZARKS SUBSTITUTES
Ivan Vela, Rigo Resendez, Spence Jean Baptiste, Bryce Young, Brandon Batres, Pedro Gallaga

EAGLES' NEXT MATCH
The Eagles will travel to Richardson, Texas, to play in its first conference match of the season against Texas Dallas September 13.