KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Sophomore midfielder Kemar Prince (Kingston, Jamaica) scored a double-overtime golden goal for the Corban University men's soccer team on Saturday afternoon, leading the Warriors to a crucial 3-2 victory over the Oregon Tech Owls.  The Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) win helps Corban keep pace with first-place Concordia University (9-4-0, 8-2-0 CCC) who also won today to remain atop the CCC standings.

After falling in its mid-week contest, the Warriors had to come from behind in the second half on Saturday in order to register their seventh win in CCC play.  For Corban, it was a much different match than last week's 7-1 trouncing of the Owls at Warrior Field.

The game began, however, just how last Saturday's match ended – with Corban scoring a goal.  Senior midfielder Kyle Hammond (Missoula, Mont.) ripped a shot from 35 yards out and the ball found its way into the back of the net to put Corban up 1-0 after just 45 seconds.

Oregon Tech responded later in the first stanza with a goal of its own, as Grant Alexander's free kick was deflected by a Warrior player and into the goal, leveling the contest at 1-1.

At the halftime break, Corban held the advantage in shots, 8-5, while Oregon Tech owned the narrow corner-kick edge, 3-1.

In the second stanza, the Navy and Gold pounded the Oregon Tech goal, racking up a total of 19 shots to just four for the Owls, but it seemed as if the goal was not going to come for the Warriors.  To make matters worse for Corban, Oregon Tech scored the go-ahead goal in the 78th minute via a somewhat controversial play due to a handball, but the goal stood.

Corban, knowing it needed to score to send the contest to overtime, pressed over the course of the final 12 minutes, and senior defender Daniel Fredrickson (Boise, Idaho) picked a great time to score his first collegiate goal.  In the 87th minute of play, Fredrickson connected on a corner-kick from sophomore defender Tim Kagey (West Linn, Ore.) and banged his header back to the near post where the ball had come from, tying the contest at 2-2. 

That is how it would end in regulation, and neither team got on the board in the first overtime, leaving the table set for Prince in the second overtime to be the hero.

Just under three minutes into that second stanza of extra time, Prince received a cross from Kagey, and Prince chipped his shot from about six feet out into the back of the net, sending the Warriors into a victory celebration on the field as it was the golden goal that ended the contest.

"Our group kept applying pressure and found ways late to break through," said head coach Aaron Lewis.  "I think it says a lot about the pride and quality of our team to will a game in our favor when we weren't always at our best.  It was awesome to see guys like Kemar and Dan rise up and get goals at such big times for our team."

On the afternoon, Corban outshot Oregon Tech, 30-11, while the Owls held the corner-kick advantage, 6-5.  Senior forward Arsinio Walker (Kingston, Jamaica) led the way offensively for the Warriors with 10 shots, while sophomore midfielder Quamie Dinnall (May Pen, Jamaica) notched five.  Kagey had the big day for the Warriors out of the back, as he recorded the tying and game-winning assists on the afternoon.

Corban (9-4-1, 7-2-1 CCC) takes a break from action during the midweek slate and returns to the pitch next Saturday in Portland when it takes on Warner Pacific College (5-6-3, 4-5-1 CCC).  Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.