CLEVELAND, Miss. – The Delta State University men's soccer team fell to West Florida after an early overtime goal from Gavin Gillies, Sunday at Delta Field.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Final: Delta State 0 | West Florida 1 (OT)
Records: Delta State (3-4, 1-2 GSC) | West Florida (2-4, 2-1 GSC)
Location: Delta Field | Cleveland, Miss.
Series: West Florida leads the series 12-3.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Statesmen and Argonauts were tied in shots and corner kicks for the first half with three apiece.
• UWF outshot Delta State in the second half 9-6.
• Gavin Gillies secured the win for the Argonauts after a left-footed shot in the bottom right of the goal less than three minutes into overtime with Marteinn Urbancic providing the assist.
• For the entire match, UWF outshot DSU 13-9 with three shots on goal and four shots on goal, respectively.
• Matthew Klinck made his first start between the posts and made two saves.

 
STAT OF THE GAME:

• The Statesmen had a season high of six corner kicks for the match.

BEYOND THE NUMBERS:

• This marks the 15th meeting between DSU and West Florida since the series started in 2005.
• This also marks the third straight year that DSU and West Florida have gone into overtime, DSU won 2-1 in 2014 and 2015.
• This marks the first home loss for the Statesmen.

 
UP NEXT:

The Statesmen travel to the University of North Alabama for the fourth GSC match of the season on Friday, Sept. 30. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m.