Falcons Fall, 1-0, to Army in Double Overtime

Sept. 16, 2007

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Army midfielder Chris Conklin scored in the 101st minute Sunday to lead the Black Knights to a 1-0 victory over Air Force in the second round of the Army Fall Classic at Clinton Field Sunday afternoon, handing the Falcons their second consecutive double-overtime loss. With the victory, Army improved to 5-1 this season, while Air Force fell to 2-4.

After 110 minutes of scoreless play, Conklin drove home his third game-winning goal of the season 35 seconds into the second overtime after John Kubeika's shot from 20 yards out deflected off the crossbar. Conklin collected the rebound and drove the match's only goal into the bottom left corner of the net from five yards out.

Army out-shot the Falcons by a 19-8 margin, including a 10-2 advantage in shots on goal. Sophomore Aaron Eshkenazi and freshman Kyle Schafer each had a shot on goal for the Falcons. Air Force senior goalie Brian Guyette was credited with nine saves on the day to earn all-tournament honors along with teammate Andy Nigro. Guyette made 21 saves in the two games at the tournament.

It was the third double-overtime game of the weekend as the Black Knights fell to Quinnipiac, 3-2, in the 103rd minute of Friday's first-round match.

The Falcons are idle next weekend and will return to action on Saturday, Sept. 29 against Central Arkansas. The game will be played at Normal, Ala., as part of the Alabama A&M Tournament.

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