Oct. 17, 2015
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EASTON, Pa. - After finishing 90 minutes of action scoreless, extra time doomed the fate of the Lafayette men's soccer team once again on Saturday afternoon, falling to league-leading Boston U. on a 92nd-minute tally, 1-0. The Leopards are 0-3-5 in overtime games this season.
The winner was a tough pill to swallow for the Maroon and White as a misplayed cross by sophomore goalkeeper Brian Ehrlich found the back of the net off a number of deflections for an own goal. The loss drops the Leopards to 5-4-5 on the year and 2-2-1 in Patriot League play.
"It was an evenly-contested game between two good teams," head coach Dennis Bohn said. "Unfortunately for us, we just didn't come out on the right side."
Other than the misfortune of the game-winner, Ehrlich was outstanding on the afternoon, making six saves in defeat. His two best came late in the second half, pushing a strong free kick from David Asbjornsson over the bar in the 68th minute and catching a diving effort after a flick on in the middle of the box in the 77th minute.
Lafayette had its chances to light up its side of the board, the first coming late in the first half. Working down the right side, senior Greg Biggiani left a ball for junior Aidan Passannante, who fired a shot from the top right corner of the box. Passannante's hit forced a diving save from Boston U.'s Matt Gilbert, deflecting the ball out for a corner.
As the game moved through the halftime break and into the latter portions of the second stanza, senior Eric West almost made a play happen on his own. Pursuing from behind the play, West stole the ball off the feet of a Terriers defender, leaving him along at the top of the box in front of goal. Unfortunately, his low shot skidded wide left and out of play.
Finally, with just over four minutes remaining in regulation, West was inches away from deciding the game in Lafayette's favor. Junior Ben Marks worked his way down the left side and put a move on a defender to create space for a cross. Marks found West on the near side, who settled and attempted a bicycle kick that hit the crossbar on the far side of goal and was cleared out of danger.
The visitors held a 12-10 edge in shots on the afternoon and worked seven corners compared to four for the Maroon and White. Next up for Lafayette is a trip to Worcester, Mass. to take on Holy Cross on Oct. 24 at 7 p.m.
Prior to the contest, Bohn was honored as the program's all-time winningest coach with a commemorative soccer ball presented by Lafayette athletics. The family of the late Dr. Wilbur W. Oaks, Jr. '51 was also on hand to participate in an honorary coin toss and moment of silence. Additionally, the 20th and 10th anniversaries of Lafayette's 1995 and 2005 Patriot League championship teams were celebrated with select representatives being honored at halftime.
