Brandywine Rallies To Capture Bill Denney Memorial Tournament Title
Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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Bryant & Stratton College (Albany) (1-4-1) | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Penn State Brandywine (4-1-1) | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Bryant & Stratton College (Albany)
Game Statistics | Bryant & Stratton College (Albany) | Penn State Brandywine |
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Shots (on goal) | 8 (5) | 16 (12) |
Saves | 8 | 2 |
Fouls | 13 | 9 |
Corner Kicks | 2 | 10 |
Offsides | 3 | 4 |
MEDIA, Pa. -- Penn State Brandywine scored three times during the final 45 minutes to overcome a two-goal halftime deficit and capture the championship of the Bill Denney Memorial Men's Soccer Tournament by a 4-3 count over Bryant & Stratton-Albany Sunday afternoon.
Alex Sydor (While Plains, N.Y./Ardsley), who had a hand in all four Brandywine goals and was named tournament MVP, netted the game-winning goal during the 80th minute. His corner kick sailed into the back of the net for his third marker of the game.
Twenty minutes earlier, Sydor sent a low line drive off a free kick into the bottom left corner of the net, knotting the score at 3-3.
Sydor's first tally of the game came at the 9:54 mark of the opening half, giving Brandywine a 1-0 lead. He drove home a corner kick off the foot of Axel Ayllon-Ortiz (Kennett Square, Pa./Kennett), who earned defensive MVP honors during the tournament.
However, Bryant & Stratton answered with three goals during the final 28 minutes of the opening period to grab a 3-1 edge.
It took Brandywine just 43 seconds of second-half play to draw within one when Tyler Skaer (Brookhaven, Pa./The Christian Academy) knocked in a Sydor feed following a scramble in front of the net.
Elijah DeBooth (West Lawn, Pa./Wilson) made a key save during the 84th minute, his only action of the second half, to earn the victory in net. John Simpson (Philadelphia, Pa./Franklin Towne Charter) stopped one shot during the opening half.
The Lions doubled the Bobcats shot total, 16-8, while attempting 10 of the match's 12 corner kicks.
Brandywine (4-1-1) begins a week-long road trip Thursday at Albright at 7:00 pm.