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PICTURED ABOVE: Stephen Golz scored the match-winning goal in the closing minutes of overtime.

Naperville, Ill. – The Thunder men's soccer team earned a 4-3 victory late in the second overtime in a CCIW meeting at North Central College on Wednesday night. North Central rallied from a two-goal deficit in the second half to send the match to overtime. However, Wheaton's Stephen Golz scored the match-winner with less than two minutes remaining in the second and final overtime to give Wheaton the win.

Freshman Marshall Hollingsworth gave Wheaton a 1-0 lead in the 20th minute when he scored off an assist from Adam Blackman. Noah Anthony increased Wheaton's lead to 2-0 with his first goal of the year in the 40th minute. Wheaton maintained its 2-0 lead at the halftime intermission.

North Central's Michael Lenzi cut Wheaton's lead to 2-1 when he scored just 1:47 into the second half off of a Charlie Stanke assist. Blackman gave Wheaton a 3-1 lead when he scored his team-best eighth goal of the year in the 66th minute. North Central responded less than two minutes later when the Cardinals' Joey Faleni scored from a Stanke assist in the 67th minute. North Central's Jake Muszczynski tied the match at 3-3 in the 77th minute to even the contest.

Thunder freshman Stephen Golz scored the match-winning goal in the 109th minute. There was a mere one minute and 47-seconds remaining in the match when Golz netted the clinching goal.

Wheaton held a 20-11 advantage in shots attempted and the Cardinals owned a 5-4 edge in corner kicks. Thunder goalkeeper Ryan Seager made four saves and allowed the three Cardinal goals. North Central keeper John McWard made seven stops and allowed Wheaton's four goals.