Wolverines Advance to CAC Semis on Penalty Kicks

DOVER, Del. - After Nick Talarico turned away Trevor Zarker, Justin Lambert converted a penalty kick as Wesley College earned a trip to the Capital Athletic Conference semifinals.  The Wolverines and St. Mary's (Md.) played through two overtimes tied at 1-1, but Wesley moves on after a 5-4 advantage on penalty kicks.

Wesley (7-10-1) took a 1-0 lead into halftime after Kyle Lawrence took a John Burke pass from the right side and powered home from eight yards at 42:59.  The Seahawks tied things up at 55:57 on a John Rohrs goal.

Talarico made four saves and played a strong game in net all around.

After neither team scored in the first or second 10 minute overtime, the teams moved on to penalty kicks, which are only used to decide postseason competition.  Each team gets five initial attempts, and if the score is tied, then the squads trade one-for-one until the tie is broken.

Both teams converted their first attempt, but Talarico stopped Mikael Tigrett and Allen Justis knocked one in for a 2-1 Wesley advantage.  St. Mary's (8-9-1) Tim Carrier would save one of Wesley's first attempts and it came down to the sixth kick. 

Zarker sent Talarico diving to his right and the freshman keeper knocked the ball away to set up Lambert's winning attempt.

Fourth-seeded Wesley now moves on to face the No. 1 seed, Salisbury, on Tuesday, October 30.