Cosmos_Okeke_Jr._MSOC_OBU_17
Elisabetta Zengaro
3
Winner Delta State University DSU (4-12-1)
2
Southwest Baptist SOU (1-14)
Winner
Delta State University DSU
(4-12-1)
3
Final
2
Southwest Baptist SOU
(1-14)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Delta State University DSU 0 3 3
Southwest Baptist SOU 1 1 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Cody Clark

Okeke Jr., Breaux Lift Statesmen Past Southwest Baptist

BOLIVAR, Mo. - The Delta State University men's soccer team used a season-high three second half goals, including a pair from senior Cosmos Okeke Jr., as the Statesmen slipped past the Southwest Baptist University Bearcats 3-2 on Thursday night at Plaster Stadium.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Delta State 3 | Southwest Baptist 2
Records: DSU (4-12-1) | SBU (1-14)
Location: Plaster Stadium | Bolivar, Mo.
Series: Series tied 1-1
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

  • Daniel Santibanez put the Bearcats up 1-0 in the 25th minute of the contest, getting an assist from John Clerveau and scoring his second of the year to give the home team the early advantage. 
  • Southwest Baptist trailed Delta State 7-2 in shots at the halftime intermission, but the Bearcats one goal was enough for the early lead.
  • Zachary Breaux scored his first of the year in the 48th minute, off Matheus Malafaia's first assist of the season, to knot the game up at 1-1 and spark the Delta State offense.
  • Senior Cosmos Okeke Jr. responded in the 66th minute, getting a long ball from fellow senior Jake Carragher and converting his second goal of the season to put the Statesmen up 2-1.
  • Myron Duffy's third assist of the season helped balloon the Statesmen lead, as Okeke Jr.'s header gave him his second goal of the match and gave Delta State a 3-1 lead in the 78th minute.
  • Santibanez and Jack McLaughlan teamed up roughly four minutes later to pull the Bearcats within one, as Santibanez notched his second of the contest.
  • The Statesmen were able to hang on late, and outshot the Bearcats 10-3 in the second half and 17-5 for the game in snagging the road victory. 

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
 
  • Okeke Jr.'s four points in the match are a season-high and team-high, and he is the first Delta State player this season to score multiple goals in a game.
  • The win marked the first road win of the season for the Green-and-White. 

UP NEXT:

The Statesmen finish the 2017 campaign with a trip to Tahlequah, Okla. on Saturday, Oct. 28th to take on Northeastern State University at 7 p.m.
 

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