Tulsa
TCU
Spears Powers Tulsa Past TCU in Overtime, 2-1
10/6/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Oct. 6, 2000
Tulsa, Oklahoma - Tulsa midfielder Chris Spears scored two goals, including the game-winner with 22 second left in overtime to give the Hurricane a 2-1 Missouri Valley Conference victory over TCU at Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium in Fort Worth.
Tulsa improves to 7-3 overall and 2-1 in MVC play, while the Horned Frogs slip to 5-5 overall and 1-2 in conference play.
After a scoreless first half, TCU broke the game open when senior forward Doak VanEnk played a loose ball in front of the Tulsa net and slipped a shot past TU sophomore goalkeeper Brent Salter at the 53:42 minute mark. The Golden Hurricane knotted the contest at 1-1 when Spears tallied an unassisted score at the 76:43 mark.
In the overtime period, Salter kept the Hurricane in the game with several dynamic saves. But with 22 seconds remaining in the first overtime period, Spears collected a pass from sophomore Mario Gonzalez and nailed the game-winner for Tulsa.
Team Scoring
Tulsa 0 1 1 - 2
TCU 0 1 0 - 1
Individual Scoring
Doak VanEnk (TCU) at 53:42
Chris Spears (TU) at 76:53
Chris Spears (TU) at 104:38 (Mario Gonzalez)
Goalkeeper Saves
Brent Salter (TU) - 9
Michael Lahoud (TCU) - 11
