Brooklyn, NY---The Brooklyn College men's soccer team picked up their first conference win of the season this afternoon in dramatic fashion, defeating York College in overtime, 2-1. BC improves to 2-4-2 overall and 1-1 with the CUNYAC win.  York dropped to 1-7 and 0-2 with the loss.  Brooklyn will visit Manhattanville on Monday in a non-conference match. 

Happy with the win against a tough opponent, BC Head Coach, Joe Andre, would comment following the match, "It was a tough match, but our conditioning helped us get better as the match wore on." 

Match Notes

-With the match tied 1-1 in the first overtime period, senior midfielder Jean-Luc Saint-Fleur would connect with senior midfielder Jordy Ortiz who would strike the winning goal into the net from the box in the 97th minute. 
-York would take a 1-0 lead in the 32nd minute of the match and head into halftime up a goal. 
-Senior forward Teon Chaumette tied the match in the 66th minute on a penalty kick. 
-Brooklyn out-shot the Cardinals 24-16 for the match including 14-7 in the second half. 
-Sophmore goalie Utku Tanritanir finished with eight saves in all ninety-seven minutes of action. 

Next Up

-Monday, September 25th | at Manhattanville College | 7:00 pm