Men's Soccer Leads the Charge, Beating NJIT 1-0 in Overtime

On a glorious Homecoming, Reunion and Family Day at Philadelphia University, all of the fall teams competing on and around campus were victorious.  None was more dramatic than Head Coach Matt Digney's men's soccer team earning their first win of the 2007 season, just one minute, twenty seconds into overtime.  Junior John Cloud scored his first goal of the season off a perfect corner kick from senior Devon Klipp and the Rams broke through for a 1-0 win against New Jersey Institute of Technology after regulation play ended in a scoreless tie.  Sophomore goalkeeper Ezra Cassel continued his fantastic play in front of the net, saving five of the six shots mustered by the Highlanders.

Three of the saves made by Cassel towards the end of the first half were spectacular, and gave the Rams the momentum they needed to stay in the game.  The contest was the Atlantic Soccer Conference (ASC) opener for Philadelphia University, whose record now stands at 1-7-1 overall and of course a perfect 1-0-0 in the league.  The loss drops N.J.I.T. to 1-7-0 on the year, and 0-2-0 in the ASC.  Men's soccer resumes play on Tuesday night in Annapolis, Md. against the U.S. Naval Academy.  Kickoff time for the game at Navy is 7:00 p.m.