Men's Soccer Closes Season with 3-2 Win at Sacred Heart
Senior Eddie Yepes scored two goals in the victory.
Senior Eddie Yepes scored two goals and the Central Connecticut men's soccer team won in overtime at Sacred Heart, 3-2, on Sunday at Campus Field in Fairfield, CT. Yepes scored the opening goal and the game-winner in overtime to help the Blue Devils pick up a win in their season finale.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Central Connecticut 3, Sacred Heart 2 (OT)
Records: Central Connecticut (1-13-1, 1-8 NEC), SHU (2-11-3, 1-5-3 NEC)
Location: Campus Field | Fairfield, CT
KEY MOMENTS
- Yepes opened the scoring with a goal off a free kick in the 26th minutes.
- Segundo Navarro tied the score at the 48:26 mark when he put a low shot past the keeper.
- SHU took the lead just under a minute later when Altin Celaj buried a shot off a rebound of a shot by Navarro to make it 2-1.
- Central tied in the 85th minute when sophomore Panos Ravanis picked up a loose ball and finished it to make it 2-2.
- Yepes won the game just over three minutes into overtime when he picked up a ball along the touch line and finished his second goal of the day.
NUMBER TO KNOW
14 - Sophomore Jason Dubrovich made a season-high 14 saves
NOTES
- CCSU Men's Soccer is celebrating its 50th season of varsity competition in 2019.
- CCSU is 10-7-1 against SHU since 2002.
- Yepes led the team in scoring on the season (8 G, 3 A).
- Ravanis scored his second goal of the season.
UP NEXT
Central closed its season with a 1-13-1 record overall and 1-8 mark in the NEC.