Box Score Box Score: Wofford 1, George Washington 0 (OT)
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Redshirt sophomore Chase West scored his first career goal in the 92nd minute of play Saturday night to give the Wofford men’s soccer team a 1-0 victory over George Washington. The win improves the Terriers to 3-5-1 on the season, while the Colonials fall to 2-4-2 overall.
The goal came in the 2nd minute of overtime, as Alex Hutchins passed the ball to West at the top left corner of the 18-yard box. From there, GWU keeper Brendan Lafferty came out of the box to attempt to make the save, but West played the ball past him and followed through, putting the ball into the back of the net from three yards out.
The first 90 minutes of play was a goalkeepers battle, as Andrew Drennan picked up four saves for the Terriers, and Lafferty tallied five for George Washington.
The Colonials missed on a few chances early in the first half, as Seth Rudolph and Yoni Berhanu each put a shot of the post within the first 14 minutes of play. Wofford had several chances to score within the first 45 minutes as well, with the best taking place in the 38th minute when Quinn Hunt headed the ball toward the goal following a corner kick by Pierce Verchick, but Lafferty was just able to extend his reach to prevent the ball from making its way past him.
The second half of play became more physical, as a total of five cards were distributed among the two squads, including a red card to George Washington’s Bailey Hinners in the 87th minute, putting the Colonials at a one-man disadvantage for the remainder of the match.
Wofford had other missed opportunities to score the game-winner in the second half, including a header by Carlos Dominguez Gonzales in the 79th minute that barely went wide left of the goal.
Drennan is awarded the win for the Terriers, earning four saves while facing a total of 11 shots. Lafferty takes the loss, picking up five saves while facing 14 total shots.
Wofford will return to action this upcoming Tuesday evening, returning to Southern Conference action to host Elon. The match is slated for a 7:00 p.m. start time at Snyder Field.
