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DATE: Sat., Nov. 12, 2005

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Men's soccer

Devils advance with double-OT NCAA win

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Senior defender Brandon Derkacz (Hamburg/Hamburg) scored during the second overtime to lift Fredonia State over Carnegie Mellon, 4-3, in an NCAA Division III First Round game Saturday.

The win second up a second-round meeting 1 p.m. Sunday vs. host John Carroll at Don Shula Stadium. The Blue Streaks (13-6-1) advanced with a 3-1 win Saturday over Washington & Jefferson.

Sophomore defender Matt Smith (Lockport/Lockport) took a shot that deflected off a Carnegie Mellon player to Derkacz, who was stationed about two feet in front of the net. He completed the scoring play at 107:22 -- less than three minutes before the game would have gone to a shootout. It was his first game-winning goal in 73 games as a Blue Devil.

Also scoring goals for the Blue Devils (16-3-3) were senior midfielder Michael Battisti (Brockport/Brockport), freshman forward Jason Januskiewiczy (Warwick, R.I./Pilgrim), and freshman midfielder Jeff Moretti (Rochester/Pittsford Mendon).

Smith, Januskiewiczy, junior midfielder Nathan Goss (North Tonawanda/Niagara Wheatfield), and senior midfielder Vincenzo Alfieri (Rochester/McQuaid) were credited with assists.

Fredonia State senior goalkeeper Matt Borchard (Williamsville/Williamsville South) made three saves while allowing the three goals, only the second time this season he allowed that many goals in one game.

The Blue Devils held a 20-17 edge in shots. The teams were tied in corner kicks, 6-6.

The game pitted two teams with nationally ranked defenses and goalkeepers, but it didn't live up to form as the Spartans (13-3-1) took a 1-0 lead on a goal by Jonathan Browne at 25:01. The Blue Devils scored the next three goals. Battisti tied the game with his first goal of the season, assisted by Goss, just before halftime (43:39). Januskiewiczy tallied an unassisted goal, his third of the year, at 50:50, before Moretti scored his first collegiate goal at 64:42. Januskiewiczy and Alfieri earned assists on Moretti's goal, which began as a corner kick.

The Spartans roared back with goals by Browne, at 77:44, and by William Schlough inside the final two minutes (88:06). It was the second time this season the Blue Devils led a late lead slip away. The previous time resulted in a 2-1 loss to Plattsburgh.

NOTES: Fredonia State's last NCAA Tournament win came during the 1995 season, 2-0, over St. Lawrence ... Fredonia State and John Carroll met Sept. 24 at Fredonia with the Blue Devils earning a 1-0 win on a goal by freshman midfielder Scott Gentner (Buffalo/St. Joe's). The Blue Devils lead the all-time series, 4-1-0 ... John Carroll did all its scoring in the first half in its first-round win Saturday over Washington & Jefferson (15-6-0). Alex Bernot, Louis Kastelic, and David Curry scored goals for the Blue Streaks ... Sunday's game will be webcast over the John Carroll website via the TeamLine connection ... Counting Saturday's win, John Carroll is 97-14-7 at home since 1990 ... Carnegie Mellon, making its sixth straight NCAA appearance, has lost five straight first-round games.

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