October 14, 2008
Condit, Lohr Connect To Tip Badgers In OT, 1-0

Nashua – Daniel Webster College sophomore cornerback Parker Condit (Newton, N.J.) hasn’t had a lot of opportunities to score this season, but he took advantage of the one he was offered Tuesday afternoon.

The defensive anchor perfectly headed home junior Mike Lohr’s (Chepachet, R.I.) corner kick with 5:55 remaining in the second overtime session, giving the Eagles a thrilling 1-0 victory over Johnson State College at Eagles Field in a regional matchup.

Condit’s game-winner, just his second score of the season, gave the Eagles their second straight victory in improving to 7-6 overall. In the process, the Eagles tied the all time program record for wins in a season. The Eagles previous best record was a 7-11 mark in 2003.

The game was a defensive affair throughout as the teams played a very evenly matched contest. The Eagles finished with a 22-11 total shots advantage, but shots on goal was significantly closer, with Daniel Webster earning a 7-4 edge.

Rookie Joe Keene (Bristol, N.H.) made all four saves for the Eagles for his fifth victory of the year, while Badger senior Kegan Pettit (South Freeport, Maine) took the tough-luck loss, finishing with six stops, including two beauties in the closing minutes of regulation.

The Eagles almost won it on two occasions in the final four minutes of period two. Freshman Alex Jackson (Kent, Ohio) took a short pass in front from Matt Battista (Pittsford, N.Y.) and sent a low shot that Pettit blocked with four and half minutes remaining and Pettit followed with a diving slap away of a Jackson bid with 10 seconds left. The rebound fell back on Jackson’s foot but his rebound attempt slipped just wide of the right corner leading to the extra sessions.

Neither team mounted a serious threat in the extra sessions until the Eagles drew a corner kick in the 104th, leading to Lohr and Condit’s winner.

The Eagles now turn their attention to their three remaining regular season New England Collegiate Conference contests as they jockey for playoff positioning. 2-1 in league play, the Eagles travel to Newbury College Saturday for a 1:00 p.m. meeting.

Johnson State hosts intrastate rival Lyndon State in an equally pivotal North Atlantic Conference matchup beginning at 3:00 p.m. 3-2 in league play, the Badgers are currently tied with Maine-Farmington for third place in the NAC standings with two games remaining.