NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Leroy Best (Bielefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany) scored the game-winning goal in the 103rd minute to push Southern past Bentley, 1-0, at Jess Dow Field on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021. With the win, Southern improves to 3-10-1 overall and 3-7-0 in the Northeast 10, while Bentley falls to 4-10-0 overall and 2-8-0 in the NE10.
Best's goal came on a breakaway in the second overtime period after fighting for a loose ball. Seeger, in his first start of the season, recorded the second shutout of his career.
Notes
- Best's goal was the third of his career and his first game-winner.
- Best now leads the Owls with three goals and six points this season.
- Best joins Santiago Slapak (Manuel Alberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina) as Southern freshmen with game-winning goals this season.
- Seeger's shutout was his first since Oct. 29, 2019. Both of Seeger's career shutouts have been against Bentley.
- Southern now has four shutouts this season.
- Southern has won three consecutive games against Bentley, and have not lost to them since Nov. 3, 2015. In their previous game against Bentley, Blaise Haba scored the game-winning goal in the 107th minute.
- This was Southern's fourth overtime game this season.
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Southern celebrates Senior Day on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021 against Southern New Hampshire at 7:00 p.m.
