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Evansville, Ind. - The Southern Indiana men's soccer team twice snatched victory from the hands of defeat, as the host Screaming Eagles scored twice in the final 7:03 in the 3-2 Great Lakes Valley Conference overtime victory over the Lewis men's soccer team at Strassweg Field on Sunday (Sept. 23) afternoon.

USI senior midfielder Danny Pratte posted two goals and an assist. His second goal of the afternoon came with 57 seconds left in regulation to even the score at 2-apiece and send the contest into overtime.

USI's Austin Andrekus scored the game-winner for the Screaming Eagles at the 96:06 mark of overtime, less than two minutes after Lewis junior forward Cristhian Ramirez (Wheeling, Ill./Wheeling) (Wheeling, Ill./Wheeling/Emerald Coast United Academy) was stoned by USI goalkeeper Ben Dempsey on a penalty kick. Dempsey made five saves on the afternoon, three of which came in overtime.

"This is a very, very tough one to swallow," Lewis head men's soccer coach Evan Fiffles said. "There's a lot of 'woulda, coulda, shoulda, but we're just not handling management of the game very well.

"I thought that the second half was the best we had played all year, so it's definitely a disappointing result," Fiffles continued. "We just have to come together as a team, and get back after it at practice on Tuesday."

With the win, Southern Indiana improves to 5-3 on the season and 4-2 in conference play, while the Flyers fall to 3-5 on the campaign and 3-3 in GLVC action.

Pratte scored the lone goal of the first half at the 23:13 mark, as midfielders Jeffrey McClure and Corey Fundenberger both assisted on the play.

Lewis freshman Luke Comerouski (Itasca, Ill./Christian Liberty Academy) (Itasca, Ill./Christian Liberty Academy) scored the equalizer in the 57th minute. Comerouski's classmate Colin Donnally (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield North) (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield North) put the Flyers ahead with his first collegiate goal at the 82:17 mark. Lewis sophomore forward George Thomson (Kilmarnock, Scotland/Reid Kerr College) (Kilmarnock, Scotland/Reid Kerr College) assisted on both plays.

In the extra session, the Flyers seemed poised for victory, as Ramirez uncorked a shot that Dempsey deflected at the 94:15 mark. Thomson gathered in the rebound, but a USI defender turned away his game-winning shot attempt.

Seconds later, USI was whistled in the box for a foul, and Lewis was rewarded with a penalty kick. Dempsey, however, was up to the task and stopped Ramirez' PK. Again, Thomson gathered in Ramirez' rebound and was thwarted by Dempsey for his attempt at the golden goal.  

Lewis goalkeeper Alec Pickett (Mokena, Ill./Providence ) (Mokena, Ill./Providence Catholic) made three saves on the afternoon.

Lewis returns to action on Friday (Sept. 28), as the Flyers welcome McKendree to Lewis Stadium for a 5 PM first kick.