DOYLESTOWN (PA) – Eros Olazabal scored with just four seconds remaining as Manhattanville College handed host Delaware Valley College a heartbreaking, 3-2 loss in a Freedom Conference game.
Delaware Valley wrapped up the 2009 campaign with a 7-10-1 overall (0-7 Freedom) and a four-game improvement from last year's 3-14-1 mark. The Valiants, who will be the top seed in the upcoming Freedom Conference playoffs, moved their records up to 12-4-1 overall and 6-0-1 in the league.
The game appeared to be headed for overtime, but Olazabal changed that in the final ticks as the freshman scored his second goal of the season off assists from J.P. Arenas and Daniel Carlryd.
Moshee Kelyana gave Manhattanville a 1-0 lead just six minutes into the contest, but
Tom Masterson answered for the Aggies with 14:18 left in the opening half as he took a feed from
Garrett McKissock and deposited his third goal of the year.
It was a 1-1 tie until midway through the second half as Carlyd scored his fourth goal of the season for the Valiants. However, back came Delaware Valley as
Tom Antonucci scored his 19th goal of the year off a McKissock assist with 15:25 remaining. It remained a standstill until Olazabal's last-second heroics.
Manhattanville held advantages of 24-10 in shots and 7-1 in corners. Jason Torres stopped two shots and picked up the win. Senior
Steve Richtmyer made six saves in his final game as an Aggie.