Men's Soccer falls 1-0 in double overtime to No. 16 Colorado College in NCAA Tournament Sweet 16

Men's Soccer falls 1-0 in double overtime to No. 16 Colorado College in NCAA Tournament Sweet 16
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November 18, 2023

MEDFORD, Mass. — The Ohio Northern men's soccer team fell 1-0 to No. 16 Colorado College in double overtime on Saturday afternoon in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division III Tournament on the campus of Tufts University. The loss brings the Polar Bears' 2023 season to a close.

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The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (13-6-4 overall), #16 Colorado College (15-3-2 overall)
  • Venue: Bello Field — Medford, Mass.

The Match

  • Neither team was able to score in the 90 minutes of regulation, as ONU out-shot CC by a 15-12 margin.
  • The Tigers scored the lone goal of the game in the first of the two 10-minute, non-sudden-death overtime periods. Teddy Libby found the back of the net in the 97th minute.
  • The Polar Bears were unable to get an equalizing goal the rest of the way.
  • Junior Lucas Hickey (Conroe, Tex./Oak Ridge) played all 110 minutes in goal for ONU and recorded four saves.
  • The Polar Bears out-shot the Tigers 18-14 and finished with a 7-5 edge in corner kicks.

Post-Game Interview

Notables

  • Saturday's game marked Ohio Northern's second straight Sweet 16 appearance and fifth overall. It was Colorado College's first Sweet 16 apearance in 30 years.
  • Saturday's game was the second all-time meeting between ONU and CC. The first occurred earlier this season on Sept. 9 with the teams playing to a 1-1 draw in Ada.
  • To get to the Sweet 16, ONU advanced past Lynchburg (Va.) in penalty kicks and defeated No. 1 Messiah (Pa.) 1-0 in the first two rounds of the tournament.
  • Northern is now 12-9-6 in 12 appearances in the NCAA Tournament.
  • Fifth-year head coach Chris Matejka is now 56-27-16 at ONU and 1-2-4 in the NCAA Tournament, including advancing three times in penalty kick shootouts.