The McKendree University men's soccer team tied a Great Lakes Valley Conference game against Rockhurst 0-0 on Friday in Kansas City, Mo.Â
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How It HappenedÂ
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Both teams would have chances within the last 10 minutes of regulation to take the lead.
Eddie Davis (Arundel, England/Amersham College) missed a shot wide right of the net in the 82
nd minute and Rockhurst missed a shot high right in the 86
th minute.
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In the 107
th minute of overtime,
James Stone (Eastbourne, England/Bede's Sixth Form College) would get a shot off, but it was saved by the Rockhurst goalkeeper.
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With the tie, the Bearcats record is 3-2-2.Â
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Behind The Boxscore
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McKendree put up seven shots to Rockhurst's 11. Of those seven shots, two would be on goal. Three of Rockhurst's 11 shots would be on goal.
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In net was
Alvaro Cortazar (Asuncion, Paraguay/STJ). He would save three shots on the day and earn his fourth shutout on the season.
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Coaches Quote
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"It felt a little bit like our game against the University of Illinois-Springfield a couple of weeks ago," head coach
Scott Gyllenborg said. "We were not good in the first half; we didn't take advantage of opportunities we had. The second half and overtime were better. As I've said before, you can't perform poorly for 45 minutes and expect a win. I don't think a tie here is bad. They're defensively organized, they play hard, and we had opportunities to score, we just didn't a complete game."Â
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Up Next
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McKendree will be back in action on Sunday, March 21. against Southwest Baptist at 2:30 p.m. in Bolivar, Mo. Â
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