Box Score
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Brett Durrance scored in the 105th minute of double overtime to propel 19th-ranked Rollins College past the Eckerd College men's soccer program on Wednesday night at the Turley Athletic Complex, 2-1.
Just a few minutes prior in the first overtime session, Durrance was injured careening into the EC bench side of the field. He came back and took advantage of space in the open field to record the game winner before a draw could be declared.
Joe Crowley also scored for the Tars (9-3-2, 4-2-1, SSC), who managed to complete the regular-season sweep against the Tritons (7-6-1, 4-3-1 SSC).
Both teams had their chances after regulation before Durrance's final blow.
RC's Phillip Shehan had a shot that grazed the crossbar in the first overtime session while EC sophomore and two-time SSC Offensive Player of the Week
Matt Dolan had a header that slammed off the turf with too much impact.
EC freshman
Nick Jackson put the Tritons in front for 30 minutes in the first half with a quick-strike goal at the 4:55 mark in the opening period.
“The guys left it all on the field tonight and I couldn't ask for more,” EC Head Coach Steve Magee said. “It was a spirited match from the opening whistle until the end and shows how much progress we've made as a unit since the last time we played Rollins.”
Thanks to precision passing by the Tritons early on, the ball was worked around the box from senior
Turner Humphries to freshman
Eduardo Juarez, who threaded the needle to Jackson.
With his left foot, he blasted a rocket past RC goalkeeper Keneil Baker that tilted momentum to Eckerd in the early stages. It marked his second goal of the season.
The Tritons put their last meeting vs. Rollins quickly in the rearview mirror and looked like a team on a mission throughout the night.
Crowley tied the match on a point-blank deflection in the box and used his left foot to net his second goal of the fall.
Eckerd will head to West Palm Beach on Saturday to face Palm Beach Atlantic University at 2 p.m. in non-conference action.
