Geoff Schaeffer tallied the winning goal in the Explorers' triumph over Drexel.

PHILADELPHIA, PA - The La Salle men's soccer team gutted out a 2-1 victory over crosstown rival Drexel in a Philadelphia Soccer Seven match at McCarthy Stadium. The Explorers, who have seen five of their six games this season reach overtime, were propelled to victory by a Geoff Schaeffer (Blackwood, N.J./Highland Regional) goal off a rebound with just over two minutes to play in the second overtime.

 

La Salle (2-3-1) lined up for a corner kick that bounced around the box, eventually finding the foot of Schaeffer, who sent the ball past a diving Drexel goalkeeper Nick Macri.

 

Drexel (1-3-1) got on the board in the 37^th minute, when Joe Banks headed a ball past La Salle keeper Andrew Bernhard (Lancaster, PA/Hempfield). In scurrying for the ball, Bernhardt clanged heads with teammate Scott Golden (Tampa, FL/Jesuit). The collision left both players stunned and on the ground, and knocked Bernhard from the game. He had made one save before leaving.

 

Freshman Dan Pfieffer (Warminster, PA/William Tennant) continued his impressive play between the pipes as a replacement for Bernhard. Coming off a shutout of Bucknell on Sept. 14, Pfeiffer blanked the Drexel attack.

 

The lone Drexel goal appeared to be enough as the clock ran down, but a Drexel foul set up a Golden direct kick in the 89^th minute. As Golden lined up for the kick, the Drexel defense appeared to be caught off guard and Golden drove the ball through the wall and past a sprawling Macri.

 

The Explorers return to action on Wednesday, Sept. 20, when they travel to Fairfax, Va., to take on George Mason.