Shippensburg, Pa. - The No. 22 Mercyhurst men's soccer team used two late goals to win 2-1 at Shippensburg Saturday. Nicholas Thompson scored the game-winning goal in overtime after Billy Colton netted a goal of his own to send it to overtime.

 

The Lakers are now 6-1-1, while the Raiders fall to 1-6-2 on the season.

 

Despite dominating play throughout, Mercyhurst found itself trailing 1-0 with four minutes remaining in regulation. Thompson passed the ball to Sean Spangler, who then found Colton for a shot that eluded Shippensburg keeper Brad Patke at 86:06. The goal tied the score at 1-1, and was Colton's ninth on the season and 25^th for his career.

 

The Lakers asserted themselves again in the overtime session, recording five shot attempts while not allowing a single shot. Tyler Emerick took a corner kick in the 97^th minute that Thompson quickly converted into the game-winning marker. Thompson's goal was his third of 2008.

 

Mercyhurst surrendered the opening goal of the match in the 25^th minute of play, as Dave Rostad beat keeper Danny Mudd, off of an assist by Brad Anderson to give Shippensburg a 1-0 lead that they would carry through halftime.

 

The offensive statistics were heavily in the favor of the Lakers, as they outshot the Raiders 24-6, including 12-2 in shots on goal. Mercyhurst also attempted 13 corner kicks to Shippensburg's three.

 

The Lakers are back in action Wednesday as part of a PSAC West doubleheader, with both the Mercyhurst men and women traveling to play Lock Haven. The men's match begins at 4:00 p.m., with the women's match being contested at 2:00 p.m.