Ohio Wesleyan 1, Transylvania 1

Nov. 9, 2007

Senior midfielder Nick Skoczen (Chagrin Falls/Kenston) scored to send the game into overtime, but 2 overtime periods could not determine a winner as Ohio Wesleyan and Transylvania battled to a 1-1 tie in an NCAA Division III first-round matchup on Friday at Roy Rike Field.

Transylvania outscored Ohio Wesleyan, 6-5, on penalty kicks and advances to the second round to face John Carroll at 6 p.m. on Saturday.
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Trailing, 1-0, in the closing minutes of regulation time, the Bishops evened the game when freshman midfielder Chad Baker (Dublin/Jerome) sent a crossing pass into the box from the right side. Freshman back Brian Greene (Beavercreek) played the ball back into the middle and Skoczen finished from right in front with 5:11 remaining in regulation time.

Ohio Wesleyan put together a threat in the closing minutes of the first overtime as Skoczen sent the ball into the box to set up freshman forward Tyler Wall (Columbus/Upper Arlington), but Wall couldn't get a clean look at the goal.

The Pioneers nearly ended it early in the second overtime as Matt Karaffa ripped a 20-yard shot that Ohio Wesleyan keeper Jamison Dague (Bexley) tipped up and off the crossbar. On the ensuing corner kick, Karaffa played a header toward the Bishop net that Dague tracked down for the save.

The Bishops took an early lead in the shootout when Wall converted his kick and Dague stopped a kick by Transylvania's Matt Vogel. Ohio Wesleyan sophomore midfielder Will Murawski (Alpharetta, Ga./Westerville North) and Transylvania's Karaffa then traded successful kicks, as did Ohio Wesleyan sophomore midfielder Jordan Halloran (Springfield/Catholic Central) and Transylvania's Ryan Dale.

Pioneer keeper Trey Kramer then saved a kick by Ohio Wesleyan freshman back Eric Laipple (Westerville/South) and Transylvania's Kevin Jones converted his try to tie the shootout at 3-3.

Ohio Wesleyan's Skoczen and Transylvania's Austin Price followed with successful kicks, as did Ohio Wesleyan freshman forward Tyler Bryant (Chillicothe/Unioto) and Transylvania's Ryan Wood.

Kramer then stopped a kick by Ohio Wesleyan sophomore forward Eric Francis (Alliance/Marlington) and Transylvania's Jabel Parayil converted his try to send the Pioneers on to the second round.

Transylvania had taken a 1-0 lead in the 11th minute when Wood scored on a 30-yard shot from the left side.

Halloran nearly tied the game with a header off a Laipple entry pass just under a minute later, but Kramer was there for the save. Kramer made another stop in the 28th minute, this time denying Greene on a shot.

The Bishops kept up the pressure during the second half, coming close on shots by Wall, junior back T.J. Trigg (Westerville/North) and freshman midfielder Kody Law (Reynoldsburg) before Skoczen's goal in the 85th minute.

Ohio Wesleyan outshot Transylvania, 25-11. Dague finished with 5 saves for Ohio Wesleyan, while Kramer had 11 saves for the Pioneers.

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