TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – The Newman Men's Soccer team took on the Northeastern State Riverhawks Saturday afternoon in Great American Conference play. The Jets and Riverhawks would need extra time to decide the winner of the contest. Northeastern State would score on a corner kick in the first minute of extra time to take a 3-2 victory over Newman.
 
Key Sequence
After earning a corner kick 40 seconds into extra time, Northeastern State would find the back of the net to take the golden goal victory over Newman 3-2.
 
Scoring Plays
8' – Sam Scarth, assisted by Jack Barrier (NSU)
10' – Felix Tellez Ramirez, assisted by Asa Moncivais (NU)
28' – Ignacio Lerech, assisted by Diego Feitosa (NU)
81' – James Doyle, assisted by Flynn Semmerling, Ryan McCully (NSU)
91' – Nick Garcia, assisted by Sam Scarth (NSU)
 
How It Happened
The Jets were out shot by the Riverhawks 24 to 9. Newman had five on goal, while Northeastern State would have eight on goal. The Jets would have five saves, while the Riverhawks would have 3. Newman would be awarded only three corner kicks, while Northeastern State would have 12. The Riverhawks would get the scoring started in the 8^th minute when Sam Scarth would find the back of the net beating Jean Claude Consol. Newman would respond a few minutes later when Felix Tellez Ramirez would beat the NSU goalkeeper to tie things at 1-1. Newman would take the lead 18 minutes later when Ignacio Lerech would beat the keeper on a ball from Diego Feitosa. The Jets would lead until the 81^st minute when the Riverhawks would tie the contest back up. Neither team would score after that forcing an overtime period. Forty seconds into extra time, NSU would put a corner kick into the box where they would be able to beat the Newman keeper for the 3-2 victory.
 
The Jets will be back in action on March 18^th, when they face off with Central Oklahoma at 6:00 pm in Wichita.