FHSU Sports Information Department
WICHITA, Kan. – The 11th-ranked Fort Hays state men’s soccer team has a flare for dramatic finishes lately as they won their second straight double overtime thriller. Newman University fell victim on Friday (Sept. 25) night by a count of 2-1 as Anthony Hernandez provided the game winner a minute and a half into the second overtime.
Newman took control early when Pedro Augusto beat FHSU keeper Michael Yantz in the 23rd minute for his second goal of the season, putting the Jets up 1-0.
However, less than five minutes later MIAA leading scorer Mauricio Castorino netted his sixth goal of the season in the 28th minute on a free kick after a Newman foul just outside the 18 yard box.
The score remained locked at 1-1 for the next 73 minutes before Anthony Hernandez took a ball from Castorino and netted it for his fourth goal of the season at 101:30 to push the Tigers’ record to 6-1 overall.
FHSU heads back home on Sunday (Sept. 27) to take on Texas A&M-International looking for its seventh win of the season before entering MIAA play.