Box Score CASTLETON, Vt. - Junior Tanner LeCuyer (Plattsburgh, N.Y.) converted a header in the 107th minute to propel Castleton State College to a 2-1 double overtime victory over Worcester State Univeristy in ECAC quarterfinal action at Spartan Stadium on Wednesday evening.
LeCuyer's header came at the 106:02 mark as he positioned himself on the far side of the net on a corner kick by freshman Dameon Young (Fairfax, Vt.). Young lofted a great ball to the far side of the net and the junior directed it past the keeper for the golden goal.
The score gave the Spartans their second overtime win of the season and improved their record to 13-6-2 on the year.
Despite the late-game heroics, it was Worcester State which got on the board first, scoring at the 23:42 mark. With the ball bouncing inside the six, the Castleton defense tried to clear it but it was intercepted by Alex Wolfel (Unionville, Conn.) just outside the 18. Wolfel took one dribble and rifled a shot into the lower right corner of the net, past a diving Nate Koenemann (Montpelier, Vt.) for his ninth goal of the season.
The Spartans had a good chance to tie it 11 minutes later when senior Jacob Ferry (Warwick, R.I.) one-timed a kick to the bottom right corner of the net, only to have Lancer keeper Evan Wilga (Dudley, Mass.) get a hand on it and knock it out of bounds.
Six and a half minutes into the second half, Young beat the defense and fired a shot from the right corner of the 18 that looked like it was headed toward the far post before going just wide of the net.
Young finally found the net at the 68:23 mark on a great individual effort. The first-year beat a defender along the left endline and then while still dribbling along the line fired a shot which went through Wilga's legs and deflected of his left foot into the goal.
In the first overtime Castleton fired three shots, including one by Young which hit the crossbar, while Worcester forced Koenemann to make one save.
In the final ten minutes of action the Spartans kept pressuring the net until the corner by Young found LeCuyer's head for the game-winner.
Wilga finished with six saves in net as Castleton outshot its visitors 29-12 overall. The Lancers conclude their season at 8-9-2 overall. Koenemann made four saves in net to earn the victory for the Spartans.
Third-seeded Castleton now moves on to the ECAC semifinals where they travel to play No. 2 seed Albert Magus College on Saturday at a time to be determined.