HOUSTON – Senior
Sebastian Henke's goal with eight minutes left in regulation forced overtime and freshman
Dominick Faletto scored the golden goal six minutes into the extra session as HBU men's soccer defeated visiting San Jose State, 2-1, on a rainy Sunday afternoon.
Playing on Senior Day, Henke tallied his first goal as a Husky (8-8-1 overall, 4-4-1 WAC). Faletto scored his fourth goal of the season and first-collegiate game winner. Sophomore
Marcelo Acuna and senior
Thilo Borgmann registered assists. Redshirt freshman
Chance Pope made four saves in goal.
SJSU's (6-10-1, 4-4-1) leading scorer, Rory Knibbs, led the Spartans on the day, as he scored a goal and had a match-high three shots on goal. Felix Petermann took the loss in goal as he made three saves.
Knibbs and the Spartans wasted little time getting a lead, as, following a foul in the box, Knibbs took the ensuing penalty kick and gave the Spartans a 1-0 lead less than three minutes into the contest.
Acuna had a pair of shots stopped by Petermann in a span of 90 seconds to keep the match 1-0.
The first half was evenly played, as HBU outshot the Spartans, 7-6, and both teams had three shots on goal. The Huskies took both of the half's corner kicks.
Borgmann nearly tied the match in the 76th minute, but his shot attempt went wide. Four minutes later, Borgmann took a corner and Acuna headed the ball towards the goal, but it rattled off the cross bar. The rebound went to Henke, who scored past Petermann to knot the match at 1-all.
In overtime, SJSU had the first shot attempt, as Luis Vargas' shot went wide in the 96th minute. Less than a minute later, Borgmann sent a cross-field pass to Faletto, who beat Petermann top shelf as the Huskies' bench ran jubilantly onto the field.
HBU outshot the Spartans 11-4 in the second half and 2-1 in overtime for a 20-11 advantage in the match. The Huskies held a 4-1 advantage in corner kicks.
HBU concludes the regular season at UT Rio Grande Valley Nov. 8 at 2 p.m. The Huskies are one of four teams tied for fifth place in the conference standings. The top six teams make the WAC Tournament held Nov. 12-15 in Kansas City, Mo.
