EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – Lachlan McLean scored a golden goal in the first overtime session to lift SIUE past the Drake University men's soccer team, 2-1, Saturday, Oct. 1 evening in Missouri Valley Conference action at Korte Stadium.
 
"A heart breaker of a result tonight because we performed very well tonight and created enough chances to win the game without question," said Drake acting head coach Kyle Smith.
 
In a rematch of the 2015 MVC Tournament final, SIUE (4-4-2, 2-1 MVC) avenged its title game loss to Drake (3-7, 0-2 MVC) in a back-and-forth physical battle between the league rivals.
 
"We defended well and were effective going forward which is evident in the heaves we created," Smith said. "A special mention should go to Darrin (MacLeod) for an excellent individual performance and for leading from the back with great presence. The difference in the game was execution in front of goal. We created the chances but failed to take them at critical moments in the game. We need to turn these good performances into result which I am confident we will do. Disappointing result, but encouraging performance."
 
The Cougars scored first as Greg Solawa bounced a shot over Drake goalkeeper Darrin MacLeod (Waterloo, Ontario) from 18 yards out on the left side to lead 1-0 in the 26^th minute (26:55).
 
Drake had several close calls in the first half as seniors James Pendrigh (Canterbury, New Zealand) and James Wypych (Wellington, New Zealand) each had shot attempts go wide. Freshman Antonio Sanchez (Coralville, Iowa) had a shot attempt go high and later had another one saved by SIUE goalie Kyle Del Santo. Senior James Grunert (Muskego, Wis.) tallied the Bulldogs' other shot attempt in the half as Del Santo also collected a save on it.
 
In the second half, SIUE recorded the first three shot attempts, but Drake answered with three of their own as neither team was able to find the back of the net.
 
The Bulldogs broke through with the equalizer in the 76^th minute (76:02) as junior Steven Enna (Overland Park, Kan.) scored his team-leading fourth goal of the season. Enna headed in his goal off a corner kick from senior Ben LeMay (Hugo, Minn.).
 
Just over two minutes later, LeMay nearly put the Bulldogs in front with his own header but it was saved by Del Santo. After LeMay's attempt, the two teams traded shots with Sanchez taking the final chance in regulation with 34 seconds remaining but Del Santo saved it once again.
 
Drake had bad misfortune eight seconds later as Enna was ejected from the game after the refs ruled he made contact with Del Santo on a challenge attempt. Enna's first career red card evened out the teams to 10 players on each side as SIUE lost Andrew Kendall-Moullin in the 73^rd minute to his own red card.
 
McLean's game winner occurred in the 93^rd minute as his shot from five yards out beat MacLeod. Drake outshot Loyola, 13-11, led by Sanchez's three shots.
 
Drake continues MVC play at Loyola on Oct. 8 with first kick set for 7 p.m. The match with the Ramblers will be shown online via The Valley On ESPN3.