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July 18, 2025 | Latest Issue
The Dartmouth

Men's soccer ties in double overtime

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Dartmouth had a myriad of chances to come away with the road victory, outshooting UMass (1-3-4, 0-0 Atlantic 10) 22-13 the second-most allowed by UMass this season. Of the 22 attempts, 13 were shots on goal. The Big Green also had three times the number of corner kicks as the Minutemen, but could not connect.

"It was a hard-fought game," forward Lucky Mkosana '12, who took eight shots throughout the game, said. "UMass has played a lot of gritty games this season, and they played hard enough to keep us at bay. Their goalkeeper was especially excellent, but we should have taken our chances when we had them."

The Minutemen's senior goalkeeper Chris Piekos had one of the best games of his career. Piekos made a career-high of 12 saves nine in the second half and two in overtime to help UMass salvage a tie.

In the first half, both teams struggled offensively as they worked for a combined five shots. In the 27th minute, UMass freshman Tyler Cleverdon was able to break the deadlock with a score.

Dartmouth equalized less than two minutes later when Olsen slotted home a cross from Mkosana in the 29th minute. It was Olsen's second goal of the season, and Mkosana's second assist on the year.

The teams fought for a combined 24 shots over the second half. As Dartmouth outshot UMass 14-10 in the period, Piekos turned in a clutch performance, as he recorded nine of his 12 saves. Big Green keeper Sean Donovan '13 made all three of his saves in the second half.

Dartmouth had a golden opportunity to take the lead in the 52nd minute when a Minutemen foul in the 18-yard box gave the Big Green a penalty kick. Daniel Keat '10 took the shot, but Piekos made a diving save to his right to keep the game tied.

Dartmouth head coach Jeff Cook said the team's inability to capitalize on its offensive chances in the game was frustrating.

"We didn't play as well as we could have," Cook said. "Tying the game isn't bad at this point in the season. But this tie felt more like a loss."

In overtime, neither team could pocket a score, though Dartmouth outshot UMass 5-1 over the two 10-minute periods.

After the 1-1 tie, the team's focus is now on Saturday's away game against Princeton University at 6:00 p.m., according to Mkosana. The Saturday game will be the first of the team's Ivy League schedule.

The Tigers (3-3-1, 0-0 Ivy) are currently coming off taking first place at their home invitational, the Princeton Tournament, where they beat Adelphi University 3-0.

Princeton junior forward Antoine Hoppenot leads the team with five goals and one assist. Senior goalkeeper Sean Lynch and the Princeton defense have recorded two shutouts in their seven games so far this season.

Though the game against Princeton is the Big Green's first of eight Ivy League games, the team is aware of the importance of the match, according to Cook. Since the Ivy League lacks a post-season playoff, there is a high value placed on each match and it is imperative that the team capitalizes on its scoring opportunities, he said.

"[The match against Princeton] is incredibly important," Cook said. "We're going to try to keep creating scoring chances, and make our chances count."