Montclair, NJ – Freshman forward Leandro Lemache (Carteret, NJ / St. Benedict's Prep) tied the score at 2-2 with 3:54 remaining in regulation as No 4/17 Montclair State and William Paterson played to a double-overtime draw at MSU Soccer Park on Wednesday evening.
Juniors
Maxx Wurzburger (Glen Rock, NJ, Glen Rock) and
Joe Borrajo (Clifton, NJ, Clifton)each had a goal for MSU, which went to 7-1-1 overall, 1-0-1 with the tie. Jose Arevalo (Haldeon, NJ / St. Benedict's Prep) had a goal for William Paterson (5-2-2, 0-1-1 NJAC).
Arevalo gave the Pioneers a 1-0 lead 17:30 into the contest with his fifth tally of the season knocking in a rebound after teammate Matt Nigro (Morganville, NJ / Marlboro) was stopped by Red Hawks keeper
Kevin Lynch (Cinnaminson, NJ, Cinnaminson).
William Paterson would hold on to that one-goal lead through the break until the 59
th minute when Wurzburger tied the match with his second goal of the season flicking in a cross from
Lucas Terci (Union, NJ, Union).
MSU grabbed the lead with 10:53 remaining as
Mike Olla (Bloomfield, NJ, St. Benedict's Prep) fed Borrajo for the latter's first goal giving Montclair a 2-1 lead.
But the Pionners kept battling and got the equalizer from Lemache as he played a ball from the middle and moved on goal before slipping a shot past Lynch.
In the first overtime, William Paterson got two chances in the first three minutes however Lynch came up with a save on both occasions. The Red Hawks got the only shot on goal in the second OT however Pioneer keeper Mike Diacheysn (Nutley, NJ / Nutley) snared the attempt by Olla with 4:03 left in the period.
Diacheysn made nine saves for William Paterson while Lynch stopped five for the Red Hawks.
William Paterson outshot MSU 21-18 with the Red Hawks edging out WPU in corner kicks, 7-6.
Both teams return to action on Saturday, September 28 with NJAC contests. Montclair State is at The College of New Jersey for a 1:00 pm game while the Pioneers are home to face Richard Stockton at 6:00 pm.
