For Immediate Release · By Nairem Moran · nmoran@smcm.edu

Washington, D.C. – For the second straight game, sophomore midfielder Juwan Kearson (Baltimore, Md./St. Paul's) netted the game-winning goal, propelling the St. Mary's College of Maryland men's soccer team to a 1-0 overtime road win over The Catholic University of America Wednesday afternoon.

St. Mary's (Md.) 1, Catholic 0 (OT)

How It Happened

• The contest was pretty evenly matched during regulation as shots were even at 16 apiece. Corner kicks were also equal at four for each side.
• Junior captain Zack Haussler (Woodbine, Md./Glenelg) had a strong second half, making five stops on nine shots and four corner kicks to preserve the clean sheet and force an extra frame.
• Kearson came through with his second game-winner of the season with 3:13 remaining in the first overtime period. He beat two defenders and tossed it around in the box before hitting the upper right corner.

For the Seahawks (5-0-1)

• Scorer: Kearson (1 goal).
• Goalkeeper: Haussler (season-best 8 saves, 0 goals allowed, 101:47).
• St. Mary's finished the game with 16 shots and four corner kicks.

For Catholic (2-4-0)

• Scorers: None.
• Goalkeeper: Zachery Tashjy (6 saves, 1 goal allowed, 101:47).
• The Cardinals put up 16 shots and five corner kicks.

Notes

• Today's victory over Catholic is the first time since 2005 that St. Mary's has posted a win over the Cardinals, putting an end to CUA's nine-game unbeaten streak over the Seahawks.
• St. Mary's entered today's action ranked fifth in the South Atlantic region, marking the first time since 2011 that the Seahawks have regionally ranked.
• The 5-0-1 record is the best start St. Mary's has had in the first six games since opening up the 2003 campaign with a 5-1-0 mark.

Up next for the Seahawks

• 9/17 vs. Randolph-Macon College – 3:00 p.m.
• St. Mary's holds a 5-2 all-time record over Randolph-Macon, including a 3-2 win last season in Ashland, Va.

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