Men's soccer falls in double-overtime at Grove City, 1-0

Andrew Woodley, Sports Information Director

GROVE CITY, Pa. (Oct. 14) - A goal in the 106th-minute was the difference in the Bethany College men's soccer team's 1-0 double-overtime loss at Grove City College Saturday afternoon in a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) match.

THE MATCHUP

• Final: Grove City 1, Bethany 0 - FINAL/2OT (Box Score)
• Records: Bethany 7-7-1, 1-2-1 PAC | Grove City 6-4-4, 2-1-1 PAC
• Location: College Field | Grove City, Pennsylvania

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Bethany held a 9-to-5 edge in shots in the first half, but were unable to find the back of the net with only two being put on net.
• The script changed in the second half, as the Wolverines out-shot Bethany 11-to-2 and forced freshman goalkeeper Torben Grether (Rheinfelden, Germany/Georg-Buchner) to make a trio of saves to keep the match scoreless and send it into overtime.
• Grether kept the Bison in the match with a pair of stops in the first overtime period, but Grove City netted the game-winning goal in the second overtime period.
• Grove City's Nate Curry sent a cross into the box were it was sent into the net by Jonathan Burton to end the match in the 106th-minute.

MATCH NOTES

• Greather established a new season-high with nine saves in the double-overtime loss.
• Grove City finished with a 20-to-11 advantage in shots. Bethany was held without a shot in the extra sessions.
• Freshman Raul Arteaga (Pachuca, Mexico/Leonardo Bravo) led the Bethany attack with four shots, including all three of the Bison shots-on-goal.

UP NEXT

• Bethany will travel to New Wilmington, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, October 18 when they face Westminster in a PAC contest.
• A live video feed of the match will be available here.