Sunday, September 19, 2010

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Freshman Ryan Price’s (Melbourne Beach, Fla./Melbourne HS) goal in the 64th minute of play broke a scoreless tie and sent the FGCU men’s soccer team to a dramatic 1-0 win over No. 5 Ohio State on Saturday evening in front of a record-breaking crowd of 1,322 fans at the FGCU Soccer Complex in the final game of the Embassy Suites Kick-Off Classic.

The freshmen duo of Price and Donovan Henry (Parkland, Fla./Stoneman Douglas HS) connected on the goal that gave the Eagles their second win over a ranked opponent this season. Henry's pass from the right side of the field made its way towards the near post where Price sprawled out for the diving header.

Redshirt junior Adam Glick (Leola, Pa./Conestoga Valley HS) and the FGCU defense made the shutout stand, as the keeper made four saves in the dramatic win for his 17th career victory in net. The shutout was the 10th of Glick’s career.

“The thing I was most impressed with was our maturity when Ohio State pressed us in the second half and I’m really proud of the way the guys handled that pressure,” said fourth-year head coach Bob Butehorn, who has the Eagles on a six-game unbeaten streak at home dating back to last year. “Both teams found the post a couple of times, but Adam (Glick) came up with a couple of big saves for us again tonight and we were able to come away with the win. Also, the crowd tonight was tremendous. Seeing all the fans and students that came out for the match really gave us a big boost and I want to thank them all for their support.”

The win improves FGCU to 3-2-2, while Ohio State slips to 4-2 and suffers its first two-game losing streak since falling to No. 1 Akron and No. 25 Northwestern last year. The Eagles have now defeated three BCS teams in program history (USF, Penn State) and own the only two wins by an A-Sun school over a BCS opponent this year.