Valderruten’s Golden Goal Lifts Ospreys in Double OT

Sunday, October 28

Jacksonville, Fla.

1:00 p.m.

University of North Florida

-4120, 160 ASun

Lipscomb

-5111, 241 ASun

OT 3

OT 4

Lipscomb

North Florida

Photo by: Todd Drexler

10/28/2012 5:03:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

By: North Florida Athletics

Boxscore (pdf)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The University of North Florida and Lipscomb University were tied 2-2 in double overtime when UNF's Mauricio Valderruten took a ball from Camilo Garcia at the top of the box and put the ball into the back left post for the golden goal on Sunday afternoon at Hodges Stadium.

The win is the first overtime victory in the Derek Marinatos Era and snapped a 10-match losing streak by the Ospreys. In addition, the victory was the first Atlantic Sun Conference win for the second-year head coach.

North Florida received a balanced attack offensively. Drew Bruce, Garcia and Valderruten each scored goals on the afternoon, finishing the match with a pair of shots apiece. Alejandro Jergovic also notched two shots in the match. Garcia and Valderruten led the Ospreys with two shots on goal each. Josh Damm, Garcia and Jean Rivaroli added assists in the match. As a team, North Florida finished the game with 12 shots, including seven shots on goal. Eight different players recorded shots with five players registering shots on goal.

Defensively, Brad Sienkiewicz earned his second victory of the season. The transfer earned the victory in the Ospreys' season opener against Siena (W, 4-2) and combined with freshman Kyle Nasta for a shutout victory against Florida Atlantic (W, 1-0). Sienkiewicz surrendered a pair of goals, but notched 12 saves in the match. The 12 saves ties a school record. Sienkiewicz notched 12 saves in a match earlier this season against Florida Gulf Coast that originally tied the school record for most saves in a match set by Andrew Calise (2007-10) who recorded 12 saves at Mercer on Oct. 4, 2007.

Lipscomb started the scoring with a goal in the third minute of the match. The Bisons' Jeremy Reid bounced a pass to Reece Holcombe who took the hip-high volley from 18 yards into the top of the net, giving the visitors an early 1-0 advantage.

Neither team was able to score in the remaining minutes of the first half and entered intermission with Lipscomb leading 1-0.

North Florida evened the score in the 53rd minute. Damm took a shot that was cleared off line in traffic. Bruce picked up the loose ball, finishing from six yards out. The goal was Bruce's first collegiate goal and tied the score at 1-1.

The Ospreys took their first lead of the match with a goal in the 64th minute. Garcia used his fourth goal of the season to break the tie and put UNF in front 2-1. Garcia got a pass in the middle of the field and put the ball two-yards left of the right post from 20 yards out.

UNF stumbled defensively allowing the Bisons to score the equalizer less than a minute later. Anthony Cedano rifled a shot towards the goal that was saved by Sienkiewicz. Holcombe picked up the rebound, firing a shot at the goal that Sienkiewicz was able to block. Holcombe scored from six yards out off of the second save deflection.

The two teams played the final 25 minutes even with neither team able to score the go-ahead goal. Regulation ended with the team knotted at 2-2. In overtime, both teams took two shots with the Ospreys registering a shot on goal. The shot on goal was saved by the Bisons, forcing a second overtime.

In the second overtime, the Osprey defense continued to excel. Lipscomb took four shots, including three shots on goal, but Sienkiewicz was able to thwart the Bisons attacks. North Florida needed just one shot in double overtime to claim the match. Garcia sent a through ball to the top of the box and Valderruten netted the golden goal to give the Ospreys the victory.

North Florida returns to action with the final match of the season on Saturday, Nov. 3, as the Ospreys take on crosstown rival Jacksonville in a SunTrust River City Rumble match. Kickoff is slated for 7:00 p.m. The match will serve as Senior Day for the Ospreys with senior recognition taking place prior to the match.