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Romeoville, Ill. - Lewis University men's soccer sophomore George Thomson (Kilmarnock, Scotland/Reid Kerr College) scored two goals to help the Flyers past the Univeristy of Illinois-Springfield Prairie Stars, 2-1, in overtime on Sunday (Oct. 14).

The Flyers improve to 6-8 on the season and 6-6 in Great Lakes Valley Conference action, while the Prairie Stars fell to 2-13 on the year, 1-13 in the GLVC.

"The biggest dilemma was the wind today," Lewis head men's soccer coach Evan Fiffles said. "Playing in 30-40 mile per hour wind evens up the game."

UIS's Jon Powell scored the first goal of the game in the 26th minute, using the wind to push the ball past Lewis goalkeeper Alec Pickett's (Mokena, Ill./Providence) hands.

In the second half, the Flyers took advantage of having the strong winds at their back, firing 16 shots at the Prairie Stars goalkeeper Jack Turanchik. Lewis also earned more corners than UIS, 11-2.

Thomsen's first goal of the game came off a free kick in the 53rd minute to even the score at 1-all.

In the overtime period, Thomsen scored the game-winnner on a penalty kick in the 95th minute. 

"We tried to do some different things with the wind at our backs," Fiffles said. "We'll get back at it this week to prepare for Saint Joseph's."

Lewis' last home game of the season is Friday (Oct. 19) against the Saint Joseph's at Lewis Stadium. This year's seniors will be honored prior to the start of the 5 PM game.