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Meade Header
Khaxil Stewart
2
Arizona Christian ACU (7-8-4)
3
Winner Hope International HIU (13-3-3)
Arizona Christian ACU
(7-8-4)
2
Final
3
Hope International HIU
(13-3-3)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 OT 2 F
Arizona Christian ACU 2 0 0 0 2
Hope International HIU 0 2 0 1 3

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Tim Gooszen

Season Ends In Overtime Of GSAC Semifinals

Irvine, Calif.- On Saturday night, Arizona Christian faced off with Hope International in the GSAC Semifinals.  After leading much of the game, the Firestorm gave up the match tying goal with about four minutes left in regulation before surrendering the match in double overtime.

MATCH INFO
Score: Hope International - 3, Arizona Christian - 2 (2OT)
Records: Arizona Christian - 7-8-4 | Hope International - 13-3-3
Location: OC Great Park Stadium, Irvine, CA

STAT TRACKER
Elijah Meade - goal
Marlon Arce - goal
Aiden Abbitt - assist
Josh Flanagan - assist
Dustin Rogers - 12 saves

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
 
  • The teams exchanged shots early on 
  • Meade broke open the scoreless play 28 minutes into the night
  • Abbitt collected his 24th career assist- padding his ACU assist record
  • Just two and a half minutes later, Flanagan fed Arce for his seventh goal of the season
  • Both teams managed a shot needing a save before the half
  • The Royals led 9-8 in shots but the Firestorm were ahead 3-2 in shots on goal
  • A header from Jake Dickinson was on target but saved two minutes into the second half
  • HIU- the regular season GSAC champs- kept attacking and created their first goal with 14 minutes and change left
  • ACU did a lot of bending but finally broke allowing the game tying goal with 4:09 remaining in regulation
  • Rogers was the man in the first overtime as he notched six big saves
  • Meade sent a shot high with 30 second left in the first OT
  • ACU fired off three shots in a 90 second span in the second OT with two resulting in HIU saves
  • Following a foul on Arizona Christian, Hope International capitalized with the match winner

THOUGHTS FROM COACH KRZYWIEKCI
"I am so proud of our guys and the season we had, our guys put forth a tremendous effort tonight.  Credit to Hope, they are a very good team and their depth was a difference maker.  Our guys should keep their heads held high.  Our goalkeeper was a hero tonight and he kept us in the game with some tremendous saves.  Our seniors were also difference makers for us and I will be sad to see them go.  We have played a large number of underclassmen all year and I will be excited to see how they grow and develop into next year.  The future is really bright."

NEXT UP
The season comes to an end for the Firestorm.
 
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