Boxscore

(Grantham, Pa.) - The Dickinson College men's soccer team turned in a truly valiant effort against #10-ranked Messiah, but suffered a heart-breaking 2-1 overtime loss on Wednesday night.

The Red Devils struck first, scoring in the seventh minute to take an early 1-0 lead. Senior Mike Montross (Bethesda, Md./Bethesda-Chevy Chase) collected a rebound and put the Devils on the board before a long storm delay halted play for over an hour.

When play resumed, the Devils had quality chances to stretch the lead in the first half. They had their best opportunity for an insurance goal in the 24th minute, drawing a penalty kick. The shot went just wide of the post to keep the score 1-0.

Messiah used waves of substitutes to keep constant pressure on the Devils in the second half. They finally broke through in the 74th minute, as Derek Black scored off an assist from Trevor Lee.

The Devils held on behind outstanding goalkeeping from sophomore Cody Hickok (Redding, Conn./Joel Barlow), sending the game into overtime.

Messiah capitalized on a break-away as Nick Thompson set up Geoff Pezon for the game-winner in the 97th minute.

Messiah improves to 6-1 overall. The Red Devils suffer their first loss of the season, slipping to 5-1-1. The Devils travel to Swarthmore College on Saturday for a 7:00 pm kick-off against the Garnet.