James Madison freshman forward Tim Estermann lifted the Dukes past Longwood 2-1, with a goal in the 109th minute on Oct. 18 in Harrisonburg, Va.
The overtime loss dropped Longwood to a 5-9-1 record. This was the freshman’s first career collegiate goal, and was set up by junior forward Joe Vyner.
"I feel for the lads as they were put in a tough position to play as many games in such a short turnaround," said Longwood head coach Jon Atkinson on the official Longwood athletics website. "We were a minute away from a credible result against JMU. That's much better than what their record suggests."
Longwood freshman midfielder Max Poelker got the first goal of the game in the 42nd minute. He received a throw in from junior midfielder Dan Campos and turned, allowing him a left-footed strike past the JMU goalkeeper. This carried the Lancers in the first half with a 1-0 lead over the Dukes.
This marked Poelker’s sixth goal of the season, and Campos’s ninth assist this season, pushing Campos up to second place in the NCAA’s assist rankings this season.
JMU got their first goal of the night off of a penalty kick in the 72nd minute. Estermann was taken down in the box, allowing the Dukes’ sophomore forward Aaron Ward-Baptiste to step up to the spot. Ward-Baptiste finished his shot to the right of the goalkeeper, tying it up 1-1 with the Lancers.
Longwood was forced to play a man down on the field in the 93rd minute after junior midfielder Eoin O Donovan was given a red card for a reckless tackle.
"While we started slow, I felt we had the upper hand for the majority that followed," Atkinson said on the official Longwood athletics website. "Losing a man only made our challenge harder, and while pushing for the win, we lost our discipline."
The Dukes came back with a counter attack, leading Estermann to scoring the game-winning goal. This was the Lancers’ third game within five days. They lost two games and won one.
"We'll regroup from this game, have some down time and recovery before we get ready for Radford," Atkinson said on the official Longwood athletics website.
Longwood’s next game is against No. 25 Radford at home on Oct. 26.
