Men's Soccer Drops Heartbreaker in A-10 Semifinal, Falls to GW 2-1 in Double OT

Box Score ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The La Salle men's soccer team fought hard in its second game in as many days, but dropped a heartbreaking 2-1 decision to second-seeded George Washington with less than three minutes remaining in double overtime in an Atlantic 10 Tournament semifinal game at Saint Louis University on Friday.

The Explorers end their 2011 season at 7-9-4, while the Colonials (10-6-2) advance to the Atlantic 10 title game on Sunday and will face sixth-seeded and defending champion Xavier.

Although the Explorers outshot the Colonials 17-9 in regulation, the Colonials dominated the overtime periods and outshot the Explorers 8-1 in the extra time. The deciding goal came at the 107:55 mark when Joe Holleran flicked the ball to Farhan Khan, who scored into the right side of the net from close range for his first career goal.

GW drew first blood on a 17th minute goal by Yoni Berhanu, who took a pass from Jake Davis and put the ball into the left side of the net for his 11th goal of the season.

The Explorers tied it up in the 42nd minute on a Rob McIntyre goal. Andrew Lill took a long free kick, finding McIntyre in the box, who then headed the ball over GW keeper Brendan Lafferty. The goal was McIntyre's second of the season.

The Blue & Gold nearly went up 2-1 in the second half when Jidell Roach put the ball in the net, but the goal was waved off due to a foul.

Overall, the Explorers edged the Colonials 18-17 in shots and GW held a slim 4-3 advantage on corner kicks. Jason Plumhoff led the Explorers with six shots and Berhanu paced the Colonials with five.

John McCarthy registered five saves in net for the Explorers and Lafferty picked up six.

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