AU men's soccer's Dilane Zouantcha dribbles the ball down the field.
3
American AU (2-3-3, 0-1-2 PL)
3
Bucknell BUCKNELL (1-7-1, 0-3-1 PL)
American AU
(2-3-3, 0-1-2 PL)
3
Final
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Bucknell BUCKNELL
(1-7-1, 0-3-1 PL)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
American AU 1 2 3
Bucknell BUCKNELL 2 1 3

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Late Goal Spoils Men’s Soccer’s Comeback at Bucknell

LEWISBURG, Pa. – After being down 2-1 at halftime, American University men's soccer scored two goals in the second half to take the lead, but it was ultimately an 84th minute goal by the Bucknell Bison that sent the Eagles back to Washington, D.C. with the draw. Senior Nevin Baer, junior Sam Hershey, and junior Dilane Zounatcha all netted goals on Sunday while junior goalkeeper Dominic Dominguez totaled four saves in goal.
 
QUICK NOTABALES
  • Baer, Hershey, and Zountcha all netted their second goals of the season.
  • Junior Taku Takahashi assisted Hershey on American's second goal of the game, marking his second assist of the season.
  • Sophomore Troy Elgersma assisted on Baer's goal for his second assist of the season.
  • Junior goalkeeper Dominic Dominguez made his second start of the season in goal.
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Bison had the first chance of the game to take the early lead off a corner kick, but the shot was blocked by the American defense to keep the game scoreless.
  • American's first chance of the game came just a minute later, off a shot from senior Ethan Boyle, but his shot hit the post keeping the game scoreless.
  • Bucknelll took a 1-0 lead in the 13th minute off a penalty kick goal.
  • 14 seconds later, it was Baer who found the back of the net for American to even the score.
  • With six minutes to play in the first half, Bucknell took the lead once again to send the game into halftime leading 2-1.
  • Hershey evened the score for the Eagles in the 55th minute to put the score at 2-2.
  • With 20 minutes to play, Zouantcha's shot went into the back of the net to break the tie and put American in the lead for the first time in the game.
  • Hershey looked as if he was going to net his second goal of the game in the 77th minute, but he was called offsides to keep the score at 3-2.
  • The Bison netted their third goal of the game in the 84th minute to even the score, 3-3.
  • The Eagles had one final opportunity to score the game-winner, but their final corner kick attempt came up short.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • American held the 17-10 shot advantage, and the 9-7 shots on goal advantage.  The Eagles out shot the Bison 12-5 in the second half.
  • The Eagles held the 7-3 corner kick advantage.
  • Three yellow cards were handed out in the game, two to Bucknell and one to American.
  • Hershey led American in shots with five.
UP NEXT
  • American remains on the road, traveling next to Easton, Pa. for a Saturday afternoon test against the Lafayette Leopards.  
KEEP UP WITH US
  • For the latest on American University Men's Soccer, stay tuned to AUEagles.com and follow the team on Twitter (@AU_MSoccer), and Instagram (@au.msoccer).
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