THE BASICS:

Score: Holy Cross 1, Bucknell 1 (2OT)
Records: Holy Cross (3-3-3, 1-0-1 Patriot League); Bucknell (3-3-4, 0-0-2 Patriot League)
Location: Lewisburg, Pa. (Emmitt Field)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015
Time: 2:00 p.m.
The Lead: Each team scored on a penalty kick as the Holy Cross men's soccer team tied Bucknell, 1-1, on Saturday afternoon in Patriot League action. The Crusaders' 1-0-1 start to the Patriot League season is their best since beginning the 2008 season with a 2-0-0 record.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Crusaders took the only shot on goal of the first half when junior Matt Villano (Basking Ridge, N.J.) fired a shot to the lower left corner of the goal which was just pushed wide by Bucknell goalie Mike Lansing in the third minute.
• After the Crusaders were called for a foul in the box, Chris Thorsheim scored on a penalty kick as the Bison took a 1-0 lead in the 47th minute (46:43).
• Then in the 73rd minute, Bucknell was called for a foul in the box. Sophomore Justin Carfora (Plainview, N.Y.) then sent a shot off a penalty kick to the right side of the net just over the reach of Lansing to tie the contest at 1-1 (72:19).
• Neither team was able to score the game-winner in regulation as the contest went to overtime.
• With less than a minute left in the first overtime period, Sebastiaan Blickman blasted a low shot on net, but senior captain Kevin Wright (McKinney, Texas) made the big save to keep the game tied at 1-1.
• In the 105th minute, Andrew Leischner fired a shot to the upper middle of the net, but Wright was able to knock it over the bar.
• Neither team took another shot on goal for the 1-1 final score.

KOOLMAN ON THE GAME: 

• “It is always great whenever you take four points out of the first two league games especially with both games being on the road,” said Holy Cross head coach Marco Koolman. “We worked really hard today and played really well. It was a game with two even teams competing really hard and it is great to get a point on the road.”

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:                                                                            

• Wright made five saves for Holy Cross, while Lansing had three saves for Bucknell.
• Bucknell outshot Holy Cross, 20-14, while the Bison took six shots on goal and the Crusaders had four.
• The Bison took four corner kicks and the Crusaders tallied two.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• The Crusaders' 1-0-1 start to the Patriot League season is their best since beginning the 2008 season with a 2-0-0 record.
• Carfora is now tied for the team-lead with three goals this season. Carfora has two career penalty kick goals as he has netted both this season.

UP NEXT:

• The Crusaders return to action on Wednesday, Oct. 7, when they host Army West Point at the Linda Johnson Smith Soccer Stadium at 7:05 p.m. The contest is the SGA Game of the Week.

MEN'S SOCCER TO TEAM UP WITH THE V FOR VICTORY FOUNDATION ON OCT. 10

• On Saturday, Oct. 10, the Holy Cross men's soccer team will partner up with the V for Victory Foundation for the team's Pink Game. The Crusaders will host Navy at 7:05 p.m. Founder and President of the V for Victory Foundation, Valerie Wright, is the mother of Kevin Wright.
• The V for Victory Foundation is a non-profit organization providing survivors and cancer patients alike with knowledge, guidance and empowerment to aid them in overcoming the psychological and physical distress caused by cancer treatments.
• To read the story, go here.

KEEP CONNECTED:

• There are numerous ways to stay connected with the Holy Cross men's soccer team. Follow the Crusaders on Twitter @HCrossMSoccer, on Facebook and on Instagram. You can also get the latest news and results on the team sent directly to your e-mail. To sign up for e-mail alerts go here.