VIDEO: WATCH THE GAME WINNING OVERTIME GOAL
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology junior
Caleb Urban scored seven minutes into overtime to lead the Fightin' Engineers past Wabash College 4-3 in a thriller at the Rose-Hulman Soccer Field on Wednesday night.
Urban blasted home a shot from outside the right box on a pass from
Julius Salinas to provide Rose-Hulman the victory. The score was Rose-Hulman's 17th shot in the evenly contested matchup, compared to 15 from Wabash.
Rose-Hulman trailed 3-2 late in regulation, but
Takezo Kelly knotted the score at 3-3 with a goal from the top of the box in the 86th minute.Â
Tyler Eldridge provided the assist on Kelly's tying goal.
Rose-Hulman had previously led 2-0 early in the first half.Â
AJ Yilmaz started the scoring in the 17th minute, courtesy of an assist from Urban. Kelly made the score 2-0 on another assist from Urban in the 26th minute.
Wabash answered with a first half goal to move within 2-1 on a score by Coledon Johnson in the 29th minute, on an assist from Jerry Little. The Little Giants tied the scored just 18 seconds into the second half on a score by Evan Miller, assisted by Bruno Zamora.
Wabash took the lead in the 57th minute on a score from Mitchell Keeling, assisted by Adam Berg, setting the stage for Rose-Hulman's late comeback.
Evan Hofer recorded six saves in goal for Rose-Hulman, while Michael Bertram had four for Wabash.
Rose-Hulman's 17-shot attack was led by Kelly with eight shots and Yilmaz with four.
Rose-Hulman and Wabash both stand 1-2 on the season after the contest. The Fightin' Engineers return home to face Millikin on Saturday at 3:30 pm.