Granville, Ohio – Denison Big Red men's soccer earned its first NCAC win of the season, defeating John Carroll, 2-1, on a Wednesday night at Kienzle-Hylbert Stadium, in a match that saw a red card, a penalty kick and a wild swing of momentum in the second half.
The Big Red struck first in the 18th minute, as a John Carroll player was shown a red card for a foul inside the box, and senior midfielder
Miles Crosser converted the ensuing penalty kick to put Denison up 1-0. The Big Red carried that lead into the break and played the remainder of the match with a man advantage.
John Carroll leveled the match early in the second half, scoring in the 49th minute to make it 1-1, but Denison answered almost immediately. Senior forward
Jack Rice netted the eventual game-winner just three minutes later, in the 53rd minute, finishing off a feed from first-year midfielder
Lowen Jamison to put the Big Red back in front for good.
Denison held the edge in shots, 11-10, with a 5-3 advantage in shots on goal. Sophomore goalkeeper
Alex Provost made two saves to help seal the win.
With the result, Denison improves to 5-1-4 overall and 1-0-1 in NCAC play, while John Carroll drops to 4-5-2 and 1-1-0 in conference play. The Big Red hit the road next, traveling to Penn State Behrend on Saturday, October 10, at 4 p.m.
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