Air Force Academy
Oral Roberts
Air Force Upends Oral Roberts, 3-2, in Overtime
9/21/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Sept. 21, 2003
Sophomore Clay McGillivray scored his first career goal five minutes and 36 seconds into the first overtime Sunday to give the Air Force men's soccer team a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over Oral Roberts in the 2003 Falcon Invitational. McGillivray's goal gave Air Force a 2-0 record during the tournament, but the Falcons finished second behind Loyola Marymount, who was also 2-0 and held a better goal differential (+3 to +2).
McGillivray, a defender from Liberty High School in Colorado Springs, found himself in front of an open net after taking a pass from sophomore Colin Eames and buried the shot past ORU goalie Hector Zapata. Falcon junior Marcus Sagastume started the play with a pass to Eames. Sagastume had two goals and two assists for the tournament en route to earning the Most Outstanding Offensive Player award.
Sagastume had a chance to win the game in overtime but his chip shot hit the right post with 7:30 remaining in the extra stanza. The midfielder from Colorado Springs helped Air Force (5-3) overcome a 2-0 second-half deficit by assisting on freshman Josh Sanders' first career goal in the 74th minute. Sagastume then tied the score at 2-all after a nice give-and-go play with freshman Duncan McNabb and firing a shot from 10 yards past Zapata.
Oral Roberts (1-5-1) opened the scoring when Trey Vaut found an open net after an errant pass from an Air Force defender. The Golden Eagles made it 2-0 in the 64th minute when Jason Foster knocked in a rebound from 10 yards after Falcon goalie Mike Maynard made a save on a shot from Andrew Spencer.
The game was very physical, as each team had a player sent off with a red card, and four yellow cards were given as well. Falcon sophomore Matt Fry earned a seat on the bench in the 29th minute, while ORU's Bryan Campbell got a red card in the 41st minute.
Maynard made five saves in earning his second victory of the season for Air Force. Zapata made eight saves as the Falcons held a 12-7 advantage in shots on goal and took 26 total shots, compared to 15 for ORU.
In the first game of the day, Loyola Marymount also came back from an early 2-0 deficit thanks to goals from four different players. Lion goalie Shaun Kalnasy made nine saves as LMU improved to 5-2-1 this season. Bucknell fell to 3-4 despite a goal and an assist from Scott Visnic.
Air Force heads to the East Coast next weekend for a pair of matches at the Clemson Invitational. The Falcons take on Clemson on Friday, Sept. 26, then play Furman on Sunday, Sept. 28.
2003 Falcon Invitational Scores
Friday, Sept. 19
Loyola Marymount 2, Oral Roberts 0
Air Force 1, Bucknell 0
Sunday, Sept. 21
Loyola Marymount 4, Bucknell 3
Air Force 3, Oral Roberts 2 (ot)
Final Team Standings
1. Loyola Marymount (2-0) 6 goals scored, 3 goals allowed
2. Air Force (2-0) 4 goals scored, 2 goals allowed
3. Bucknell (0-2) 3 goals scored, 5 goals allowed
4. Oral Roberts (0-2) 2 goals scored, 5 goals allowed
Individual Awards
Most Outstanding Offensive Player
Marcus Sagastume, Air Force (2 goals, 2 assists)
Most Outstanding Defensive Player
Michael Erush, Loyola Marymount
All-Tournament Team
Kevin Novak, Loyola Marymount
Michael Erush, Loyola Marymount
Bobby Burling, Loyola Marymount
Joseph Stoakley, Loyola Marymount
Marcus Sagastume, Air Force
Colin Eames, Air Force
Daniel Bolin, Air Force
Chris Beekman, Bucknell
Brian King, Bucknell
Trey Vaut, Oral Roberts
Jason Foster, Oral Roberts
