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Bucknell Men's Soccer Plays to 1-1 Tie with No. 10 Ohio State
9/5/2008 8:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Sept. 5, 2008
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Anthony Ferraro (West Long Branch, N.J./Shore Regional) scored in the 74th minute to lift Bucknell to a 1-1 tie with 10th-ranked Ohio State in the opening match of the Penn State Classic on Friday night at Jeffrey Field.
In the first-ever meeting between the two sides, Bucknell received eight saves from freshman goalie Tommy Caso (Phoenix, Md./McDonogh), including a game-saving stop on a breakaway in the second overtime. Bucknell outshot the Buckeyes 11-10 after halftime after being outshot 9-2 in the first half.
Bucknell and Ohio State played scoreless soccer into the 57th minute, when Matt Gold put the Buckeyes on the board with a hard shot from about 35 yards out.
Bucknell's school-record 17-game scoring streak appeared to be in jeopardy, but in the 74th minute Mark Schmiegel (Toms River, N.J./Toms River North) played a ball behind the defense from the left side, and Ferraro won a footrace to the ball and slid a shot past Drew Czekanski to even the game.
Both goalkeepers stopped breakaways in the second overtime period. About two minutes into the period Andrew Magill broke loose for Ohio State, but Caso was up to the task.
Then in the final minute of the game Chris Hennings (West Chester, Pa./Henderson), who was coming off a four-goal game in a win over Canisius last Sunday, had the ball on his foot to win the match, but Czekanski got a piece of his shot, sending it away.
The physical contest featured a total of seven yellow cards, including five by Bucknell. The Bison were whistled for 15 fouls to nine for Ohio State.
OSU outshot the Bison 19-13. Magill led all players with six shots, while Hennings and Jason Soto (Hackettstown, N.J./Morris Catholic) had three each for the Bison.
Friday's result was not the first time a Brendan Nash-coached team has come away with a point against a nationally ranked team. In the 2006 Patriot League Tournament semifinals, the Bison knocked off No. 14 Lehigh in penalty kicks, then went on to win the tournament and defeat George Mason 1-0 in OT in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Bucknell also played No. 24 Colgate to a 1-1 tie in 2006. In 2005, Bucknell defeated two ranked teams: No. 18 James Madison (1-0) and No. 19 Binghamton (1-0). In 2003, the Bison registered their best win in program history, a 1-0 road win against No. 2 Maryland, and in Nash's second season as head coach in 2000, the Bison stunned No. 8 South Carolina 2-1 in overtime.
Bucknell now has a day to rest before facing another Big Ten opponent on Sunday. The Bison will face tournament host Penn State Sunday at 3:30 p.m., in a game that will be televised live on the Big Ten Network.
