Drexel University
James Madison
Crockett's Late Goal Earns Dragons a Draw at James Madison
10/25/2008 11:01:13 PM | Men's Soccer
Harrisonburg, Va. – Sophomore striker Max Crockett scored on a put-back with less than three minutes remaining in regulation to even the match a 2-2 for the Dragons. Drexel's defense would hold on to earn a tough tie against James Madison (6-6-3, 3-4-1) on the road despite playing a man down for the final five minutes and 10 seconds. The tie moved Drexel's record to 6-4-5 overall and 4-1-3 in CAA play and extending the Dragons' unbeaten streak to seven straight matches. Anthony Bafile scored his third goal of the season for Drexel in the 48th minute to help the Dragons battle back from a 1-0 deficit in the first half.
Crockett's equalizer resulted from a fortuitous bounce off the goal post on an attempted clear by the Dukes' defense. The forward found the rebound at his foot and knocked it home to even the match with 2:50 remaining in regulation. It was Crockett's second career goal.
James Madison opened scoring in the 24th minute when Sapong beat Drexel keeper Cory Robertson in a one-on-one situation with a shot to the right side of the goal from 12 yards out. Anthony Bafile cleaned up the rebound off a shot by Fabio Assumpção, drilling home his third goal of the season from six yards out to make it a 1-1 match.
The Dukes pulled back ahead in the 76th minute on a successfully converted penalty kick by Nick Zimmerman. It is the fourth penalty kick faced by the Dragons in conference play this season and the second in as many matches.
The match was witness to a barrage of shots from both teams, as James Madison edged Drexel 26-22. Half of the Duke's shots were on goal, however, forcing Robertson to make a season-high 11 saves, including seven in the first half, to earn his team a point on the road. Ken Manahan made five saves in net for James Madison.
Sophomore Nate Baker was disqualified from the match after picking up his second card in the 105th minute, leaving his team to play 10-on-11 soccer for the final four-plus minutes of the contest.
The draw temporarily moves Drexel into a tie for second place in the CAA standings with UNC Wilmington, who plays at Delaware at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. The Dragons are back in action when they play on the road against George Mason on Wednesday.
JMU 1 1 0 0 - 2
Drexel 0 2 0 0 - 2
Scoring Summary
23:36 JMU Sapong (Senior, Harvey)
47:00 DU Bafile (F. Assumpcao)
75:33 JMU Zimmerman (penalty kick)
87:10 DU Crockett (unassisted)
Shots: JMU 26, DU 22
Corners: JMU 9, DU 6
Saves: Robertson (Drexel) 11, Manahan (JMU) 5
Fouls: JMU 27, DU 11
Cards: JMU #9 (14:56), yellow; JMU #26 (25:00), yellow; Drexel #5 (34:39), yellow; Drexel #12 (97:15), yellow; JMU #20 (97:20), yellow; Drexel #12 (104:35), red; Drexel bench (104:50). Yellow; Drexel #7 (107:36), yellow
