Four years ago in Bolivar, Missouri, the Peacock men's soccer team outlasted the Bearcats of Southwest Baptist University for a 1-0 double overtime victory. The win improved UIU's record to 6-8 at the time and evened their mark in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association at 3-3.
Upper Iowa finished the 2016 season with an 8-9 record overall and a 4-4 record in the MIAA placing third in the final conference standings.
With just over three minutes to play in the second overtime,
Hugo Alves found
Blair Lyons on a corner kick and Lyons put the ball in the back of the net.
Connor Rortvedt and the defense came up big on the day denying SBU over the 106 minutes of action.
You can read all about the game in the recap below from Oct. 22, 2016. To check out what else has happened on this date over the last 15 years, check out this link...
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Men's Soccer Wins Double Overtime Thriller
Upper Iowa 1 – Southwest Baptist 0 – Oct. 22, 2016 – Box Score
The Peacock men's soccer team earned a hard-fought, double-overtime victory on the road in Bolivar, Mo. on Saturday afternoon. Upper Iowa defeated MIAA-foe Southwest Baptist 1-0 in two overtimes to earn its first weekend sweep in MIAA play this season. Despite an overwhelming 27-9 lead in shot attempts, UIU could not convert the first 105 minutes. The offense finally broke through to give the Peacocks their second winning streak of the year. With the win, the Peacocks improve to 6-8 overall, and 3-3 in MIAA play.
Upper Iowa held a 5-3 lead in shots in a physical first half. Both defenses held strong and neither team was able to gain an advantage. Peacock goalkeeper
Connor Rortvedt was strong in goal behind the UIU backline, and kept the home team out of the scoring column. SBU's defense was just as strong, not letting the Peacocks gain many opportunities. The second half featured three shot attempts in the first four minutes for UIU, but
Aaron Morgan had two shots saved, and
Hugo Alves missed high to keep the match scoreless.
The Bearcats had an opportunity in the 65th minute, but Upper Iowa was called for a foul in the box. Jason Hasenohr took a penalty kick for the Bearcats, but Rortvedt was up to the task, getting the save and keeping the game 0-0. The Peacocks held a major 13-4 lead in shot attempts, but could not convert, and the match went to overtime.
The visitors tallied seven more shot attempts, including two headers off of corners in the first overtime, but SBU's backline was outstanding, and the game was still scoreless. Upper Iowa found a way in the 105th minute in the second overtime, when Alves sent a corner kick to
Blair Lyons. Lyons gathered it in the box, and scored to give the Peacocks a 1-0 win. The UIU leader in goals added his seventh of the season to give the visitors the victory.
For the match, Upper Iowa led 27-9 in shots, including 8-3 in shots on goal. UIU led in corners earned (7-0) as well. Rortvedt tallied three saves in net and improved to 6-8 on the season.
