BoxscoreHaverford, PA – Stockton University (2-0) rallied from a 9-3 deficit to edge Haverford (1-2) 10-9 on a dramatic game-winning goal by
Guy Loggi (Somers Point/Mainland) with just one second remaining. After going scoreless for 29 minutes, the Ospreys reeled off seven straight goals for the miraculous win.
Stockton faced a 9-3 shortfall until
Mike Caposella (Wayne/DePaul Catholic) scored with 4:03 left in the third quarter to begin the rally. The goal was the first for the Ospreys since the first period. Freshman
Ryan Bradley (Philadelphia, PA/Archbishop Ryan) later made it 9-5 with his first career goal with 8:09 remaining in the game.
The Ospreys closed the gap to 9-7 on tallies by
Vincent Manasia (Clark/Arthur L. Johnson) and
Tommy Gallo (Clinton/North Hunterdon) 40 seconds apart. Loggi got Stockton within one at the 3:38 mark and
Zack Aho (Shamong/Seneca) tied the contest 9-9 with 2:18 to play.
Stockton goalkeeper
Pat Quinn (Shrewsbury/Red Bank Regional) made a save with 1:02 left and the Ospreys kept possession the rest of the way. After Caposella fired a shot wide in the closing seconds, Loggi potted the game-winner with just one tick on the clock to give Stockton the 10-9 triumph.
The exciting finish erased a slow start by the Ospreys, who fell behind 3-0 in the first 6:10. Two goals by Manasia and one by Caposella offset a Haverford marker as Stockton closed to 4-3 after one quarter. The Fords broke the game open with five straight goals for a 9-3 count before the Ospreys seized the momentum over the last 20 minutes of play to prevail by one.
Manasia led Stockton with three goals followed by Loggi and Caposella with two counters apiece. Quinn earned the victory with 11 saves while freshman
Tyler Bollard (Philadelphia, PA/Archbishop Ryan) won 11 of 16 faceoffs and scooped a game-high eight ground balls.
Stockton will continue its season-opening three-game road trip on Saturday when the Ospreys visit Catholic University for a 3 p.m. matchup.