Freshman
Griffin Meyer scored 4:18 into the first overtime to give the Colorado College men's soccer team a 2-1 victory over Johnson & Wales Friday night in Denver.
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Meyer, who scored CC's only goal last Sunday at Southwestern University, collected a crossing pass from junior
Jackson Silverstein and buried his third goal of the season to the lower right corner of the net.
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Sophomore
Keleher Felton made his first career start in net for the Tigers, who improved to 5-4 this season. His only other appearance was during last year's 3-2 loss at Southwestern University.
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Despite JWU's Logan Moore picking up his second yellow card and putting the Wildcats down a player in the 29th minute, the home team scored just over a minute later when Emad Bashir-Mohammed connected on a free kick to the bottom left corner.
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The Tigers nearly leveled the score in the 41st minute, but freshman
Sajjan Singh banged a shot off the post.
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Senior
Sam Bermingham finally got on the board with 23 seconds remaining in the first half off a cross from junior
Miles Montgomery. Bermingham scored his second of the season from the middle of the box.
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Inside the Box Score
CC outshot the Wildcats, 29-6, including a 9-4 advantage in shots on goal.
JWU did not attempt a SOG until the 16
th minute.
The Tigers had 13 corner kicks, compared to three for JWU.
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Colorado College Standouts
Felton stopped three shots for the Tigers.
Silverstein continues to lead the team with 10 points, followed by Bermingham with nine.
Montgomery, who led all players with six shots, is fourth on the team with three assists.
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Johnson & Wales Standouts
Erick Torres made seven saves
Bashir-Mohammed led the Wildcats with three shots.
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Colorado College Notes
CC is 6-0-1 record against the Wildcats in the last seven meetings.
Colorado College allowed the first goal of the game for just the second time in nine games this season.
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Next for the Tigers
Colorado College completes its run of five consecutive road matches with its first official Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference games of the season at the University of St. Thomas and Centenary College on Friday, Oct. 4, and Sunday, Oct. 6, respectively.
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