WICHITA, Kan. – The OBU men's soccer team was just edged out in an overtime thriller with Newman, 4-3, Thursday night. This was the second time the Bison have gone to overtime against the Jets this season as the teams forged a 3-3 tie in their previous meeting in Shawnee on Oct. 12.
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Thursday night's game took a very similar path as the first matchup. The Jets took a 3-0 lead before the Bison rallied all the way back in the second half with three goals of their own.
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Bruno Feirrera opened up the scoring for the Bison with an early second half goal.
Luis Romero then followed up Feirrera's goal five minutes later.
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Feirrera now has four goals on the season, tied with Costa Peterson for third on the team. Romero scored his sixth, which ties him with
Dominic Gibson for second.
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Alejandro Castillo then scored the game-tying goal in the 81
st minute, adding to his team-leading numbers with nine goals on the season.
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Up next for the Bison is a home match Saturday night against Fort Hays State to close out the season. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. at the OBU Soccer Complex.
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