With the loss, the Pride surrender just its second setback of the season, and is now 7-2 overall, while Johnson and Wales improves to 6-4 on the year.
Along with Springfield holding a 17-9 shot advantage, the Pride also posted seven shots on goal to the Wildcats' four, and held a 6-3 margin in corner kicks. Senior goalkeeper Billy Schmid (Wethersfield, Conn.) posted three saves in the loss, while his counterpart, Nick Tolman (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) registered seven stops in the loss.
Just 19:44 into the second half, Springfield had one of its best chances of the game when sophomore Tim Wood (Derry, N.H.) cranked a shot off the crossbar from well outside the box. Only 3:19 later, Springfield was on the verge of scoring again, as freshman Xavi Arroyo (Concord, Mass.) ripped a shot at the cage, that was saved by Tolman, only to redirect to the foot of junior Luke Alvaro (Chicopee, Mass.), who struck the ball just wide left of the goal.
In the first overtime period, Alvaro had another chance with 3:18 remaining, when he headed a won a header in the box and directed it towards the right side of the cage, but the ball caught the outside of the right post and was eventually cleared by a Wildcat defender.
Just 1:07 later, a loose ball at the top of the box popped out to the foot of Johnson and Wales' freshman Andrew Vecere (Wayne, N.J.), who was able to find the back of the net and lead the Wildcats to victory.
Up next, Springfield will return to Brock-Affleck Field on Saturday, October 3 when it will host Clark University at 12 p.m.
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