#MustangsWin! Orellana's Golden Goal Puts Mustangs Back In Win Column!

            Conway, Ark. – Chris Orellana's golden goal eight seconds into the first overtime period put Central Baptist College men's soccer back into the win column this afternoon in an American Midwest Conference match over Hannibal-LaGrange. CBC (8-7-1, 4-1-1 AMC) got two second half goals after trailing early in the half before the winner over HLGU (5-7-1, 1-4-1 AMC) gave CBC their third win in the last four matches.

            Orellana's goal was assisted by Maynor Sandoval. Nyasha Dube and Carlos Beltran, who were both celebrating Senior Day (alongside Andrew Montoya, Jesse Garcia and student assistant Tristan Gibson), also scored, with Dube's goal tying the match at one in the 75^th minute on an assist from Daniel Mondragon and Beltran's goal coming off a rebound in the 78^th minute to give CBC a brief 2-1 lead. HLGU scored in the 52^nd and 82^nd minutes to take the lead initially then tie the match late.

MATCH NOTES

• Orellana's goal was his ninth of the season, one behind Andrea Migliozzi for the team lead
• Dube's goal was his fifth of the season
• Beltran also registered his fifth goal
• Sandoval's assist was his third of the year
• Mondragon's was his seventh, one behind Callum Bisset for the team lead
• Andrew Montoya made four saves and earned his 19^th career win in net
• The Mustangs crossed the 50-goal threshold on the season with 51, just the fifth time they have scored at least 50 goals in a season and the first since scoring 60 in 2011
• The Mustangs moved to 7-1 this season when scoring at least three goals and 80-7-2 all-time
• The golden goal moved CBC's overtime record to 2-2-1 on the season and 10-7-11 overall, with two straight wins and a draw after losing their first two overtime matches this season
• The win was the first over Hannibal since 2018 and the three goals scored against the Trojans were the most ever in a single meeting between the two teams.
• The win also guarantees that CBC will be in the AMC Tournament for the second year in a row

UP NEXT

            The Mustangs have an opportunity to make history in their next match, when they host Lyon at Centennial Soccer Park for the final home regular season match of the year. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. and if CBC wins, they will clinch at least the #3 seed in the AMC tournament, which would be their lowest seeding ever.