Anderson University men's soccer freshman Antony Rodriguez (Lawrence, Ind./Lawrence North) delivered a golden goal as Anderson fought past Olivet College with a 3-2 victory in the Raven/Spartan Classic on Saturday at the AU Soccer Fields.
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Joshua Rosendale put Olivet on the board in the 10th minute. It took just 14 seconds for Anderson to respond with an equalizer. Nick Martin (New Palestine, Ind./New Palestine) and Sam Rowlison (Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern) fed the ball upfield to Derek Thorpe (Cicero, Ind./Hamilton Heights) for a goal. Martin and Rowlison received assists.
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Rosendale gave the Comets a 2-1 lead in the 14th minute with his second goal of the day. Olivet held a steady lead until the 84th minute when Race Williams (Fishers, Ind./Heritage Christian) capitalized off passes from Sean Cain (Monroe, Ohio/Monroe) and R.J. Macomber (Marion, Ind./Marion) for the game-tying goal.
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Thorpe fired a shot on goal during the 98th minute and Rodriguez finished the rebound for the game-winning goal with Thorpe on the assist.
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Caleb Oliver (Marion, Ind./Marion) saved two of the four shots he faced. Cain also recorded a team save for the Ravens.
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Thorpe provided four shots with each shot on target. Macomber tallied four shots with two shots on goal. Williams, Martin, Rodriguez and Daniel Collins (Jamestown, Ind./Western Boone) added a shot on goal apiece.
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Williams and Collins notched three shots each. Rodriguez and Malik Gayler (New Market, Ind./Southmont) turned in two shots apiece. Noah Keller (Mount Vernon, Ind./Mount Vernon), Martin, Rowlison, Drew Sonnefeldt (Lisle, Ill./Lisle) and Regan Frost (Yorktown, Ind./Yorktown) each produced shots. Rowlison led the Ravens with three steals.
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