Nov. 28, 2007

Box Score

Tulsa, Okla. -

"Central Connecticut did a god job of defending, they were well organized and they made it hard to penetrate," Tulsa Head Coach Tom McIntosh said. "We gave away opportunities and they capitalized on it. We fought to the end and we didn't give up, but we just couldn't get it done."

Freshman Ashley McInnes put TU on the board in the 21st minute off a corner kick taken by senior Eric Burkholder, but CCSU's Yan Klukowski countered with a goal in the 23rd minute to tie the contest going into the break.

Johan Rundquist knocked in a goal with just 2:48 ticked off the clock in the second half to put the Blue Devils ahead for the first time in the contest. The game remained scoreless for 33 minutes before Connor Smith headed in a goal in the 81st minute for a two-goal cushion.

Senior Todd Goddard tallied his 11th goal of the season off a penalty kick at the 85:01 mark, but time ran out for Tulsa, as they fell 3-2 to CCSU.

TU out-shot Central Connecticut State, 20-10, but CCSU had a 7-5 advantage in shots on goal. Golden Hurricane senior Dominic Cervi posted four saves in the contest for 81 on the season and 207 in his career.

Scoring Summary
Tulsa	1	1	-	2
CCSU	1	2	-	3
Individual Scoring
Ashley McInnes (Tulsa) at 20:24 (Eric Burkholder)
Yan Klukowski (CCSU) at 22:02 (David Tyrie)
Johan Rundquist (CCSU) at 47:45 (Yan Klukowski)
Connor Smith (CCSU) at 80:16 (Yan Klukowski)
Todd Goddard (Tulsa) at 85:01 (penalty kick)
Goalkeeper Saves
Dominic Cervi (Tulsa) - 4
Paul Armstrong (CCSU) - 3