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Romeoville, Ill. - Lewis University freshman midfielder Ivan Surlina (Lombard, Ill./Glenbard East) scored the golden goal with 3:20 left in overtime to propel the No. 12 Flyer men's soccer team to the 1-0 (OT) Great Lakes Valley Conference victory over Missouri-St. Louis at Lewis Stadium on Sunday (Sept .29) afternoon.

Surlina took a feed from sophomore defender Isaac Sutton (Carol Stream, Ill./St. Joseph) and drove it to the right side of the 10-yard line. The Lombard, Ill., native pulled up and chipped a shot over the outstretched arms of UMSL goalkeeper Jeremiah Cooper into the upper left corner of the net for the Flyer victory.

With the win, Lewis (6-0-2, 5-0-1 GLVC) extends its unbeaten streak to eight matches, which is the Flyers' longest such streak since 2004. UMSL falls to 3-5 on the campaign and 2-4 in GLVC action.

Lewis senior goalkeeper Alec Pickett (Mokena, Ill./Providence ) notched two saves in goal to record his fourth solo shutout of the season. The Mokena, Ill.., native has not given up a goal in his last 366:44 minutes played. Cooper made five saves in goal for the Tritons.

Lewis' offense struggled at times on Sunday, as they managed a total of 10 shots in regulation and three shots on goal. The Flyers, however, regrouped in the extra session, and notched four shots, and three on goal - including Surlina's game-winner.

"We were finally able to penetrate and get a shot in overtime," Lewis head men's soccer coach Evan Fiffles said of Surlina's goal. "We're also happy to have the clean sheet."

For the game, Lewis totaled 14 shots to UMSL's eight, including a 6-2 advantage in shots on goal .

Lewis returns to action on Friday (Oct .4), as the Flyers head to Kentucky to square off with Bellarmine. Kickoff is slated for 6:30 PM (ET).