Box Score Greensburg, PA- The Seton Hill men's soccer team beat West Chester University 2-1 in an overtime thriller on Saturday afternoon at Dick's Sporting Goods Field.
Joe Tchimou scored the overtime game-winning goal on a penalty kick to lift the Griffins to an overall record of 8-5-2 and 5-3-1 in PSAC play.
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Ben Alport scored the first goal of the match to put the Griffins up by one in the first half. The goal came on a free kick after a West Chester foul. Roughly 25 yards away, Ben tucked the ball just under the crossbar for his second goal of the season. The goal was scored in the 6
th- minute.
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West Chester was able to tie the game before half time. The goal came in the 28
th-minute on a header off a corner kick.
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Half time score 1-1. Seton Hill outshot the Golden Rams 7-3 in the first half.
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The second half remained scoreless. West Chester outshot the Griffins 7-6 in the second half.
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There were no shots in the first overtime leading to another scoreless period.
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In the second overtime, West Chester took one shot off a corner kick that was ultimately blocked by a Seton Hill defender.
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West Chester committed a foul in the 106
th-minute leading to a Seton Hill penalty kick.
Joe Tchimou took the shot and scored in the bottom left corner of the net to win the game.
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Cameron Evans earned his eighth win of the season and recorded 2 saves for the match.
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Seton Hill will host Shepherd University on Tuesday, October 28. Game time is set for 3:30 pm. Come out to Dick's Sporting Goods Field to support the Griffins.
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