PHILADELPHIA –
Kevin Duffy's (Stroudsburg, Pa./Stroudsburg) free kick with 6:10 remaining led to an own goal that turned out to the be the game-winner in HFU men's soccer's 2-1 win over Felician in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Tournament Quarterfinals at Tiger Field on Tuesday evening.
The victory was the Tigers' 12th, their most since 2007 season.
Trailing 1-0 at the half,
Sean Touey (Rockledge, Pa./Abington) set up
Dakota Taylor (Willow Grove, Pa./Archbishop Wood) for the tying goal just 5:36 out of the break.
The Golden Falcons were later shown a red card in the 71st minute, setting the stage for Holy Family to push for the winner.
Once ahead the Tigers' net was never threatened, as
Luke Shank (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks West), protected by Duffy,
Nicolloyd Dinham (Manchester, Jamaica/(ASA)),
Joseph Amabile (Beachwood, N.J./Toms River South) and
Eric Williams (Philadelphia, Pa./Roman Catholic), had to make just one save in the final 61:58.
Up Next
Advancing to its fourth straight CACC Tournament Semifinal, Holy Family will host six seed Alliance this Friday at 1 p.m.
Inside the Box Score
- Shank made a total of five saves for his 11th with of the year, now tied for the program's single-season record
- The 11 victories are also tied for fifth in program history
- Taylor's goal was his seventh, now one behind the team lead and tied for fifth in the league
- Taylor led all players with four attempts and three shots on goal
- Touey's fourth assist is second on the team and a new career-high
How it Happened
First Half
- Shank made two straight-forward stops in the opening four minutes
- Dinham had HFU's first attempt in the seventh minute, heading wide
- Felician had the next four shots, the final of which required a Shank save
- Taylor fired the Tigers' first attempt on net, on a free kick, in the 21st
- The Golden Falcons then had five straight shots, the penultimate of which found the back of the net following a scramble in front of goal
- Shank had made a point-blank stop just prior
- Will Stackhouse (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan) had the final attempt of the half, heading on target 45 seconds prior to the whistle
Second Half
- Shank made his final save just 2:03 out of the break
- Gavin Rowan (Levittown, Pa./Neshaminy) shot wide 30 seconds later
- Taylor's goal came from Touey's lobbed through ball from above the box, with the senior collecting the ball in behind the defense, driving to the right end-line and firing to the left corner of the net
- Taylor had the last attempt on net by either team in the 72nd minute
- Marcelo Ibarra (Philadelphia, Pa./Father Judge) had Holy Family's final shot 5:07 ahead of the final whistle
- Felician then had the final attempt of the night with 3:15 remaining