From NYU Athletics

The New York University men's soccer team earned a thrilling 3-2 double-overtime victory at home against the College of Staten Island on Wednesday night, September 3, at Gaelic Park in Riverdale, NY.

"We showed character tonight in the overtime periods," NYU Head Coach Joe Behan said. "We stayed cohesive."

NYU headed to the locker room at the end of the first half trailing 1-0 after CSI scored in the 30th minute. Despite the early hole, the Violets stormed back just 10 minutes into the second.

In the 55th minute, freshman forward Malcolm Montilus took the outlet pass from sophomore midfielder Petter Aasa and found himself ahead of the Dolphins' defense and keeper with a wide open net for an easy first-career goal. Just 45 seconds later, sophomore forward Reece Barton received the header pass from Montilus and beat the CSI keeper on the two-one-one to put the Violets up 2-1.

With time winding down, the Dolphins were able to knot the contest up at 2-2 in the 83rd minute on a long shot from outside the box to send the game into extra time.

After a scoreless first overtime period, the Violets found themselves in the right position in the 106th minute. Sophomore midfielder Hector Rojas sent a nice cross from the left post and it was bodied in by sophomore forward Bryan Walsh for the golden goal.

"We stuck to our strategy and came out winners," Behan said. "We were able to get the result we wanted."

HIGHLIGHTS:

- Junior keeper Nico Cantor started the contest and made two saves in the first half, including a diving stop on a Dolphins' breakaway in the 39th minute.

- Sophomore goalie Lucas Doucette entered the game at the beginning of the second half, playing 65 minutes and earning his second victory of the season.