MARIETTA, Ohio - The Westminster College men's soccer team lost to Wooster, 3-2, in overtime Sunday in the second day of the Marietta Soccer Classic. The Titans, now 1-1-1, finish the classic with a 0-1-1 record. Wooster is now 3-0.
Yousef Aliakbar scored all three goals for Wooster including the first goal in the ninth minute, a go-ahead goal in the 67th minute, and the game-winner in the 99th minute of overtime on an assist from Brandon Patera. Aliakbar beat Westminster senior goalkeeper Lance Leathers (Pleasant Gap, Pa./Bellefonte) from 10 yards out for the game-winner.
Leathers made five saves in his first start of the season. Wooster goalkeeper Taylor Takacs earned the win by making three saves.
Freshman forward David Osae (Bedford, Texas/Lawrence D. Bell) tied the game for Westminster in the 20th minute by scoring the second goal of his career on an assist from senior midfielder Jarred Smeltzer (Wilmerding, Pa./East Allegheny).
Osae returned the favor and assisted on Smeltzer's game-tying goal in the 71st minute that sent the game to overtime. Smeltzer's goal was his fourth of the season.
Osae, senior goalkeeper Mike Codita (Sewickley, Pa./Quaker Valley), and junior defender Jason Mezyk (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin) all represented Westminster on the Marietta Soccer Classic all-tournament team.
Westminster travels to Mount Union Wednesday for a 5 p.m. kickoff.
About Westminster College...
Founded in 1852 and related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Westminster College is a top tier liberal arts college, a national leader in graduation rate performance, and a "Great School, Great Price," according to U.S. News Best Colleges guide. Westminster ranked 38th among liberal arts colleges, according to the Washington Monthly College Guide, and is one of the most affordable national liberal arts colleges in Pennsylvania. Westminster is also honored as one of "The Best 373 Colleges" and "Best in the Northeast" by The Princeton Review, and is named to the President's Honor Roll for excellence in service learning.
Nearly 1,600 undergraduate and graduate students benefit from individualized attention from dedicated faculty while choosing from 41 majors and nearly 100 organizations on the New Wilmington, Pa., campus. Visit www.westminster.edu/advantage to view "Advantage: Westminster" A Strategic Plan 2010-2020.
