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Vanderbilt Defeats Memphis in Double Overtime, 1-0 9/19/2004
Vanderbilt Defeats Memphis in Double Overtime, 1-0 Nashville, Tenn. – Junior John Krause scored on an 18-yard shot at the 101:20 mark to lead the Commodores to a 1-0 victory over Memphis in double overtime in the final contest of the Vanderbilt PUMA Classic. It was the third consecutive overtime game, second double overtime game, for the Commodores who are now 2-3-1, while Memphis owns a 3-2 mark. Krause took a feed from sophomore Josh Medcalf and junior Patrick Ryan for the game winner that just went to the right of Memphis goalkeeper Sebastian Vecchio after Ryan missed a shot seconds earlier. It was Krause’s team-leading sixth goal of the season. Memphis outshot Vanderbilt, 18-15. Vecchio totaled a career-high nine saves in the contest, while VU’s Kenny Schoeni numbered three. The Commodores outshot the Tigers 3-1 in both overtime periods which saw some great goalkeeper play. Krause had a header from 12-yards stopped by Vecchio in the 96th minute. Vecchio then made a diving block on a Medcalf bullet from 8-yards out for his ninth save of the contest. Freshman Jerry Yirenkyi totaled three shots in the final seven minutes of regulation, including a shot with eight seconds remaining that bounced off Vecchio and over the goal. Northwestern defeated Eastern Illinois 2-1 in the first game of the day to claim the Vanderbilt PUMA Classic title. Vanderbilt finished second, followed by Memphis and Eastern Illinois. Northwestern’s Brad North was named the MVP of the Classic. VU’s John Krause, Joe Germanese and Eric Steen were named to the All-Classic Team (complete results/team follow): 2004 Vanderbilt University PUMA Classic Friday, Sept. 17 Sunday, Sept. 19 Champion: Northwestern All-Tournament Team: |
