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Men's soccer earns A-10 berth with Charlotte win, Saint Louis 5-0 loss
Chris Smith
Issue date: 11/14/08 Section: Sports
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The Rams were still able to earn an Atlantic 10 tournament berth thanks to a tricky scenario.
On Friday night it was win or go home for the Rams and senior Kedan Crosby made sure his team was not going home.
Crosby fired the game winning shot in double-overtime past 49ers keeper David Martin in the 109th minute.
Sophomore Peyton Warwick started at goal in place of the injured Chris Pennock - bruised hip - and turned away six shots in the process. The start was the first of Warwick's career.
"He was huge for us," head coach John O'Connor said. "That really was the difference tonight."
Crosby lead the Rams for the majority of the night, nearly putting them on the board just 10 minutes in after heading a ball from sophomore Greg Balicki just wide of the net.
Crosby also contributed the assist that led to the first goal of the night on a cross to fellow senior Andres Perdomo at the 19:08 mark.
The goal was the first of Perdomo's career.
Charlotte was able to even the score just eight minutes later as Evan James headed a ball past Warwick to put the 49ers on the board.
Warwick was able to rebound and turned away a number of shots to keep the score even throughout regulation. He pulled down a high attempt by the 49ers' Aaron Kepler in the 70th minute, and blocked a quick fire from Luke Exley a few minutes later.
The Rams outshot Charlotte 18-8 prior to overtime but were unable to break the tie and get a ball past Martin.
"Even though we didn't score, we were pleased we were getting chances," O'Connor said. "We've been working hard all week on creating chances and I think that worked out very well for us in the end."
