Goose Creek ebounds to beat Little Owl 11-10

Four first half goals from Chris Nevins had Little Owl ahead 7-5 at the end of the first half, but a concerted effort by Goose Creek turned the tide in the final three chukkers delivering a hard-fought 11-10 score.

“We just fell asleep,” said Little Owl 6-goaler Jason Crowder.  “Everything was going great in the first four chukker, and then . . .”, trailed off.

Nevins converted a penalty goal to open the match, but Goose Creek responded with three straight goals with Chilean 7-goaler Jose Donoso converting two 60-yard penalty shots for goals and Mason Wroe adding a goal from the field.    Crowder ended the chukker with his first goal of the game and the first chukker ended with Goose Creek on top of a 3-2 score.

Crowder scored a penalty goal in the second and Nevins scored from the field for Little Owl.  Goose Creek got a single goal from Martin Zegers, and the score was all even at 4-4.

Two more goals from Nevins in the third and Crowder’s third goal of the game gave Little Owl seven goals.  Zegers converted a 40-yard penalty shot for a goal, but Goose Creek found themselves on the wrong end of a 7-5 halftime score.

Joe Wayne Barry and J. P. Uihlein stretched the Little Owl lead to four goals, 9-5, in the second half before Goose Creek could respond.  Zegers and Wroe each connected from the field for goals, and the fourth chukker ended with Little Owl holding a 9-7 lead.

The fifth chukker belonged to Goose Creek.  A smothering defense was complimented by a three goal barrage that tied and then surpassed the Little Owl total.  A 40-yard penalty conversion from Zegers and a pair of goals from the field from Donoso had Goose Creek holding on to a narrow 10-9 score as the chukker ended.

With both teams struggling for control of the ball in the final chukker, A Little Owl player was fouled.  Nevins made short work of converting a 40-yard penalty shot, and the score was tied, 10-10.

With time running out, Zegers would score his fifth goal of the match and secure the 11-10 hotly-contested game for Goose Creek.

Martin Zegers led the Goose Creek attack with five goals.  Jose Donoso scored four times and Mason Wroe added two goals for the win.

Nevins scored five times for Little Owl, getting two goals from the field and three goals on penalty shots.  Jason Crowder accounted for three goals and J. P. Uihlein and Joe Wayne Barry scored single goals in a losing effort.