WILMINGTON, Del. – Freshman forward
Omar Hernandez (Avon Grove H.S./West Grove, Pa.) headed in the game-winning goal with 6:46 remaining in regulation as Goldey-Beacom College (5-4-0, 4-1-0) rallied to earn a 4-3 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference victory over Georgian Court University (3-4-2, 3-1-1) at the Lightning's Nancy Churchman-Sawin Field on Tuesday afternoon.
Hernandez took a pass from senior forward
Luiz Ristow (Joinville, Brazil) from the right side and headed in his second goal to score the eventual game-winning goal. It was his second goal of the match and third goal of the season.
Less than three minutes into the match, the Lions took a 1-0 lead when senior midfielder
Ben Vergara (Toms River, N.J.) scored his seventh goal of the season off a throw-in pass from sophomore forward
Michael Clarke (Essex, England).
In the 17th minute, Ristow tied the match at 1-1 when he scored on a shot from 20 yards after receiving a pass from freshman midfielder
Artur Zvinchuk (Bonn, Germany). But, Clarke regained the Lions' one-goal edge in the 24th minute he tallied his team-high eighth goal of the season off a rebound of a shot by sophomore midfielder
Sebastian Gostynski (St. Charles North H.S./Garfield, N.J.).
With 14:30 remaining in the first half, Hernandez tied the match at 2-2 when he scored on a header after passes from Zvinchuk and freshman forward
Fernando Sanchez (Madrid, Spain).
Ristow gave the Lightning its first lead of the match just five minutes later with his seventh goal of the season off a through pass from Hernandez before the Lions tied the match at 3-3 with 3:09 left in the opening stanza on a goal by sophomore defender
Jordan Eugenis (Ocean Township H.S./Wayside, N.J.).
Freshman goalkeeper
Marcus Arrvidsson (Taby, Sweden) made one save for the Lightning, who outshot Georgian Court by a 17-12 margin.
Sophomore goalkeeper
Sebastian Mikuska (Augsburg, Germany) posted six saves for the Lions in the loss.
Quick Strikes· Tuesday's match was the second all-time meeting between the Lions and the Lightning … The two teams battled to a 1-1 double overtime draw last year at Georgian Court. Â
· Ristow posted his second two-goal effort of the season and the fourth multi-goal performance of his career … He also had two goals at Pitt-Johnstown last Wednesday.
· In addition, Ristow has moved into a tie for eighth place on the Lightning's career goals list … Since joining the Lightning last year, he has scored 10 goals.
· The Lightning have outshot their opponents in eight of nine matches this season … Goldey-Beacom has outshot its opponents by a 155-86 margin.
· The Lightning earned their fourth CACC win of the season, marking their highest conference win total in a single season since 2009 … Goldey-Beacom had a 4-7-0 record and earned a berth in the CACC quarterfinals.
· Georgian Court has now outscored its opponents by a 19-8 margin in the last four matches.
· The Lightning scored a season-high four goals in the win over Georgian Court and have tallied eight goals in the last three matches … The four goals are the most scored by Goldey-Beacom in a single match since Sept. 26, 2013 in a 4-3 victory over Pitt-Johnstown.
· Of the Lightning's five wins this year, four of them have come at home … Goldey-Beacom is now 4-2-0 at Nancy Churchman-Sawin Field this season.
· The Lightning have recorded their highest single-season win total since the 2009 season when they finished with a 6-12-0 overall mark.
What's Ahead for the LightningSaturday, Oct. 4 at Dominican · 2:30 p.m. · Dominican College Athletic Field (Orangeburg, N.Y.)
Thursday, Oct. 9 vs. East Stroudsburg · 4 p.m. · Nancy Churchman-Sawin Field (Wilmington, Del.)
Saturday, Oct. 11 vs. Felician (Homecoming) · 2 p.m. · Nancy Churchman-Sawin Field (Wilmington, Del.)
