Lakewood, N.J. - The Georgian Court University men's soccer squad came back from an original 1-0 deficit to salvage a 1-1 stalemate vs. a much-improved Felician University roster Saturday afternoon in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference action.
After a scoreless first half,
Kevin Valdivia (Hawthorne, N.J.) put the Golden Falcons (3-4-1, 2-1-1 CACC) on the board first as the sophomore rattled a
Leo Yang (Fr.-Palisades Park, N.J) pass off the inside left post and in to the GCU net at 64:23 for his second goal of the year.
The Felician advantage would hold until 73:40 when an unfortunate infraction by the Golden Falcons set up a penalty kick for the Lions, which
Javel Dawkins dutifully deposited to tie the game and subsequently force what would turn out to be two fruitless overtime sessions. Dawkins is now a perfect 3-for-3 on the season when it comes to PK's.
Georgian Court (5-2-2, 2-1-1 CACC) dominated with a 24-7 shot advantage, including a 13-3 surplus on net. Felician keeper,
John Burns (Sr.-Saddle Brook, N.J.) dazzled with 12 saves in 110:00.
Yianni Kavarakas collected two of his own for GCU in the complete-game effort.
The Lions now head to Chestnut Hill College Wednesday evening for a 7:00 p.m. CACCÂ contest. The match will be held at Plymouth Whitemarsh High School in Plymouth Meeting, Pa.
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