MILTON, Mass. – September 16, 2015 - The Curry College men's soccer team defeated Colby-Sawyer College, 3-2 in overtime, on Wednesday night at the Walter M. Katz Field. With the win Curry improves to 6-0 overall while the Chargers fell to 2-4 on the season.

The Chargers came out on fire to start the first half.  They took an early 2-0 lead less than 15 minutes into play.  Sophomore Zach Elmore (Berlin, Vt.) netted a goal 7:55 into the contest.  Elmore received a pass from Eddie Garcia (Damascus, Md.) and took a shot past the glove of junior goaltender Dan Johnson (Easton, Conn.).  At the 14:27 minute mark, Colby-Sawyer extended their lead when sophomore Denali Sexton (Barrington, R.I.) one-timed a shot from Andrew Clothier (Matamata, New Zealand) into the upper left corner of the net.  Curry had eight shots but only forced sophomore Sean Babinski (Concord, Calif.) to make one save.  Johnson also had one stop.

The Colonels came into the second half looking like a different team.  They quickly cut the deficit to a goal 6:10 into the final stanza.  Senior Matt Cotnoir (Longmeadow, Mass.) sent a through ball to classmate Richkaard Verrier (Milton, Mass.) who tallied his team's first of the night.  Curry scored on its second shot of the half 6:18 minutes after Verriers' goal with a tally from senior Ryan Madden (Milton, Mass.) that tied the game at two apiece.  Madden collected a blocked shot outside of the 18-yard box and took a hard strike at the ball that sailed past Babinski. The Colonels kept the pressure on the Chargers defense and Babinski taking seven total shots in the final 45 with Babinski making five saves.  Colby-Sawyer tried getting the game-winner but the three shots taken were stopped by Johnson.  Time ran out and after 90 minutes the teams went into OT with a score of 2-2.

After regulation Curry had 15 shots and two corner kicks.  Colby-Sawyer had seven shots with zero corners.

The game-winner came 2:27 into the first overtime for the Colonels to get the victory and sixth consecutive win.  Sophomore Hunter Duval (Branford, Mass.) took a shot that Babinski couldn't hold onto.  Duval collected his own rebound and sent a pass to an open senior Mike McFarland (Dedham, Mass.) who netted the game-winner.

Johnson made five saves for his sixth consecutive win in net. Babinski made an impressive two stops in goal in the loss.

Curry returns to action on Saturday, September 19 when they travel to CCC opponent University of New England in a 12:00 p.m. game start. Colby-Sawyer returns to action when they travel to Maine Maritime in a North Atlantic Conference opener on September 19 in a 6:00 p.m. start.

--Curry--