MARION, Ind. - Indiana Wesleyan University men's soccer team won a 1-0 overtime thriller at Wildcat Field on Homecoming Saturday against Malone (Ohio) University.

The match was a defensive struggle resulting in a 0-0 score at the end of regulation time.

IWU had a chance to score with less than 20 seconds left in the match when junior midfielder Ross Tanzer's header went wide of the goalpost.

Indiana Wesleyan would capitalize on its next scoring opportunity in the first overtime when freshman midfielder Geoff Bowman was dragged down in the penalty box and awarded a penalty kick with 36 seconds left to play in the period. Bowman calmly placed his shot in the lower left side of the goal for the golden goal game winner. Bowman's goal came in his first collegiate match.

"The match was pretty intense," said Bowman. "I wasn't nervous when taking the PK because I have had similar situations in the past. It was exciting to get to celebrate the with my teammates and the fans."

"We are definitely glad to have Geoff back with us," said IWU head coach Mark Castro. "I loved the support of our fans and the Hodson Scotsmen today. We played very good on defense and limited Malone to very few opportunities to attack."

IWU freshman goalkeeper Dylan McCauley recorded his third straight shutout while making three saves on the day.

With the win, IWU improves to 5-6-1 on the year while Malone falls to 3-8-0.

The Wildcats next match will be at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 5 vs. Bethel College at Wildcat Field.

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