Late rally propels Alice Lloyd Eagles Soccer to victory over Great Lakes Christian, 4-3

Late rally propels Alice Lloyd Eagles Soccer to victory over Great Lakes Christian, 4-3

Pippa Passes, KY:  On October 28th, the Alice Lloyd College Eagles hosted the Great Lakes Christian Crusaders (MI) in soccer action. In a match that went down to the wire, the hosts pulled out a thrilling 4-3 win.

 The Eagles struck first when Dylan Moore ALC broke through at 9:20 and lined a kick past the goalie to give his club a 1-0 lead. That score would remain unchanged until 22:00 when GLC (4-8-1) answered with a kick to tie the score at 1-1.

 Later, at 34:40 Jestin Barker made a nice assist to Moore who pounded in his second goal of the game. The hosts now led 2-1, and would maintain their advantage until intermission.

In the second half, the Crusaders would respond with a big score at  53:00 to knot the contest at 2-2. Then, at 56:30, the Michigan crew would gain the advantage when they managed to boot a successful goal at 58:12. Suddenly, they led, 3-2.

As the clock went into the eightieth minute, the score remained unchanged. Happily for the home fans, Jensen Harbaugh would take a Sawyer Crum pass and drill it past the goalie to tie the game at 3-3.

The game appeared headed torwards a tie, but Harbaugh had something to say about that. At 88:20, he manuevered into position and booted a kick that found paydirt. This gave his squad a 4-3 lead, and the Pippa Passes crew would hold on until the final horn sounded.

On the day, the victors fired 22 shots-on-goal compared to GLC's 11. The Eagles also led in corner kicks, 6-4 and committed less fouls, 12-10.

Pippa Passes goalie Joseph Westphal  was solid as he went the distance, allowing 3 goals with 8 saves.

ALC (6-8-1) returns to action on October 31st, when they travel to Beckley, WV to face Appalachian Bible College, in a 3:30pm start time.