Men's Soccer: Bethany Clinches Playoff Spot in Double-Overtime Win Over W&J

Bethany, W.Va. – The Bethany College men's soccer team advances to the Presidents' Athletic Conference playoffs for the first time since 2018 after a thrilling double overtime 2-1 victory over the Washington & Jefferson Presidents Wednesday evening.

THE HIGHLIGHTS

• The Presidents scored at the 14:38 mark to take a 1-0 lead
• A Lucas Puebla assist led to a Ramiro Veiga goal knotting the match at 1-1 in the 49^th minute
• The match went scoreless until the second overtime when Modou Faye dished a beautiful cross pass to Ramiro Veiga to seal the Bison victory  

BY THE NUMBERS

• The Bison took 25 shots compared to the President's five
• The fouls were even at 15 and the Bison took six corner kicks
• Bethany's Matteo Pintus recorded one save in goal
• Ramiro Veiga has four goals and three assists on the season with two game winning goals

MATCH NOTES

• The Bison won the last five of six matches to close out the regular season and to clinch a spot in the PAC post-season
• The post-season appearance is the first appearance since head coach Frankie Taal took over the reins of the Bison
• The Men's Soccer team has a league-best 30 PAC titles, with the last coming in 2001
• Bethany honored it's seniors Ment Hadgu and Matt Hausafus prior to the match for their contributions to the program and college 

WHAT'S NEXT?

#5 Bethany Bison will travel to Pittsburgh to face the #4 Chatham Cougars at 3 pm at UPMC Graham Field on Saturday, October 30.