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Men's Soccer Edges Southwestern in SCAC Overtime Thriller

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Georgetown, Texas - The sixth-ranked Trinity Tigers men edged the Southwestern Pirates 2-1 Thursday in a Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference overtime road game.
 
Tiger first-year midfielder Yuri Ribeiro scored the game-winning goal on a penalty kick in the 99th minute of play. It marked Ribeiro's ninth goal of the season, and his third game-winner.
 
Trinity, the defending conference champion, improved to 13-2-0 and 7-0-0 SCAC, as the Tigers won their fifth straight game. Southwestern dropped to 9-5-0 and 6-1-0, in its first SCAC loss of the campaign.
 
Junior midfielder Zach Garcia gave Trinity a 1-0 lead, with an unassisted goal in the 42nd minute. Garcia, who scored on a low shot, registered his 10th goal of the season. Southwestern's Forrest Baker evened the game at 1-1 by scoring off a corner kick in the 88th minute, and forcing the extra time.
 
Tiger senior goalkeeper Joe Benefield recorded four saves, while allowing one goal. Benefield now has eight saves this year. 
 
Trinity led Southwestern 13-11 in total shots, and held a 6-5 edge in shots on goal.
 
The Tigers will host University of California-Santa Cruz at 2 p.m. Sunday.  Southwestern and UCSC play Saturday afternoon at Trinity Soccer Field.

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Players Mentioned

Yuri Ribeiro

#28 Yuri Ribeiro

Midfielder
5' 9"
Freshman
Zach Garcia

#10 Zach Garcia

Midfielder
5' 8"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Yuri Ribeiro

#28 Yuri Ribeiro

5' 9"
Freshman
Midfielder
Zach Garcia

#10 Zach Garcia

5' 8"
Junior
Midfielder