CLINTON, S.C. - Presbyterian College men's soccer suffered a heartbreaking 2-1 overtime defeat on Tuesday evening against UNC Asheville at Martin Stadium.  PC took the lead on 50 minutes but surrendered goals in the 84^th and ultimately the 97^th minutes to take the defeat.

PC falls to 1-7-1 overall and 0-3 in league play while Asheville improves to 3-6-1 and 1-1-0 in the Big South.

In the 18^th minute stunning chance for PC came to naught as a corner kick was played across the face of goal to the far post and Harrison Russell.  The freshman volleyed the ball back across the face of goal where Nico Fazio was there for the redirection.  The sophomore was stopped only by a diving save from Asheville's goalkeeper.

The teams went into the intermission level at 0-0.  PC led the shots race 7-3 in the opening frame and 3-2 in corner kicks.

Just five minutes after the restart, PC went ahead off the right boot of Paul Gunning.  Fazio played a wide ball from the wing into the center of the box where Byron Quinatoa laid the ball off to Gunning in space.  The Scottish national hit the shot first touch and into the net for a 1-0 Blue Hose goal.

With 15 minutes left in the match, Asheville started to ratchet up the pressure as Jake Sides got free on a breakaway chance only to be stonewalled by PC's Andrew Wallingford.

The equalizer for UNCA came at the 83:51 mark as Connor Holtzinger played a corner kick out of the box where Eli Morrow then centered back to the top of the area.  Colton Paschall delivered the shot which was partially saved by Wallingford before going across the line to level the sides at 1-1.

The Blue Hose had a pair of chances in the final minutes of regulation as a long-range Fazio effort hit the crossbar and a Jonny Mercado free kick went just inches over the crossbar.

The horn blew to end regulation with the teams tied at 1-1.

Fazio recorded the first shot of overtime just five minutes into the first session.

A dangerous free kick for UNCA in the 97^th minute was struck by Paschall and the forward found the net for the second time in the match.  The unassisted goal ended the match from approximately 20 yards from goal.

Wallingford made three saves in the match while allowing a pair of goals.  PC logged eight shots on goal including five shots on target from Fazio.  PC had 17 shots to UNCA's 11 while the Bulldogs earned eight corner kicks to PC's four.

The Blue Hose visit Coastal Carolina this weekend for a Saturday night match starting at 7 p.m.  Asheville hosts Radford on Saturday night at home.

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