NEWBERRY – The Newberry Wolves men's soccer team defeated by Tusculum 2-1 in closing seconds on Saturday afternoon at Smith Road Complex.

With 47 seconds left in overtime, the Pioneers sealed the match with the golden goal. Tusculum had a free kick that was placed about 10 yards after midfield. After the long pass toward the goal, a Pioneer was able to kick the ball to the keepers right from 5 yards out for the victory. 

The Wolves tied the match at the 26th minute mark. The Newberry offense was on the move, now being down 1-0 at this point. A Pioneer foul in the box caused the referee to stop play and award Newberry with a penalty shot. The shot was successful by junior Eric Brody, who fooled the keeper going left before punching it in to the right to make it 1-1. 

Tusculum got on the board first 20 minutes into the match. A Pioneer received the ball 18 yards out from the net. He then dribbled and beat two Newberry defenders before performing a half turn shot to give them the 1-0 lead. 

Both teams struggled to gain and maintain possession of the ball for most of the match. A combine 38 fouls, 19 by both sides, did not help the case of trying to gain momentum. There were a few opportunities either side could have changed the outcome of the match. One of Newberry's greatest chance came when junior Vojin Manojlovic took a shot from 10 yards out in the 77th minute. An amazing mid-air diving stop by Tusculum's keeper would prevent the scoring opportunity. 
   
The Wolves will continue their four game home stand and play Catawba on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.