(QUINCY, Ill., Oct 7) – The McKendree University men's soccer team fell in overtime to Quincy University Sunday afternoon 3-2. The Bearcats are now 6-4-1 overall and 4-3-1 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC).
 
McKendree started the scoring early in the 17^th minute after freshman defender Jett Gay (Springfield, IL/Glenwood High School) found the back of the net off of an assist from freshman midfielder Hampus Filipsson (Norraelje, Sweden/Danderyds Gymnasium). Neither team would score again until the 63^rd minute of play, where three goals were scored within five minutes, one scored by McKendree midfielder Eddie Davis (Arundel, England/Amersham College) while the other two came from Quincy attackers. With the scored tied 2-2 after regulation, the match was sent into overtime where the Hawks were able to score the game winner in the 97^th minute of play. Defensively, sophomore goalkeeper Alvaro Cortazar (Asuncion, Paraguay/Santa Teresa de Jesus) added six saves to extend his season total to 32.
 
The men's soccer team will be back in action Friday, October 12 at 7:30 p.m. as they travel to Rolla, MO to take on Missouri S&T in another GLVC bout.