SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Senior Precious Ozoh (Abuja, Nigeria/Holderness School [N.H.]) scored the equalizer in the 77th minute, but the Gettysburg College men's soccer team came up on the short end of a 2-1 decision at Swarthmore College in a Centennial Conference (CC) match Saturday afternoon.
 
Final Result

Teams	1	2	F
Swarthmore (10-2-3, 3-2-2 CC)	0	2	2
Gettysburg (9-5-1, 4-2-1 CC)	0	1	1

 
Top Performers – Gettysburg
- Precious Ozoh '20 - Goal
- Connor O'Donnell '22 (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock High School North) – Assist
- Thomas Keane '20 (Potomac, Md./Gonzaga College – 5 Saves
 
Top Performers – Swarthmore
- Harry Nevins – Goal
- Bless Tumushabe – Goal
- Michael Gross – Assist
- Joe Barile - Assist
- Max Kral – 2 Saves
 
How It Happened…

• First Half: Both Gettysburg and Swarthmore concluded the opening half with five shots apiece. The Bullets' defense held the Garnet offense to zero shots in the final 16 minutes, while Keane turned aside three of his match-high five saves.
• Second Half: The Garnet never trailed after Bless Tumushabe scored in the 47th minute. Joe Barile redirected a pass from the goal line left side that set up Tumushabe for the goal. Swarthmore looked to add another quick tally as they shot at the cage 59 seconds later, but Keane stopped it. Over the next several minutes, the Bullets ripped three shots but were unable to convert until the 77th minute. O'Donnell, who dished his fourth assist in three games, found Ozoh on the left side as he finished strong to the cage for the equalizer. The Garnet then took the lead when Harry Nevins scored what held up as the game-winning goal as he headed the ball in off a corner kick from the left near the right post with 85:50 on the clock. Ozoh looked to tie it up with under two minutes remaining, but his shot sailed high.  

By the Numbers

• Swarthmore finished with the slight 11-10 advantage in shots.
• Gettysburg held the 7-2 edge corner kicks.

Centennial Conference Standings

• As of Saturday evening, the Bullets sit in the fourth spot in the conference standings. Franklin & Marshall College is first (13-2, 6-1 CC) and is followed by Johns Hopkins University in second (12-2-1, 5-1-1 CC), Dickinson College in third (9-6, 5-2 CC), and Swarthmore College in fifth (10-2-3, 3-2-2 CC).

Where the Series Stands Now
The Bullets hold the 16-15-2 record in the all-time series that started back in 1931. Last season, the Garnet slipped past the Bullets 2-1, while Gettysburg won in 2016 and 2017.
 
Next Up
Gettysburg hosts rival Franklin & Marshall College in a vital CC match on Wednesday, Oct. 30, at Clark Field with the game time slated for 7 p.m.