MELBOURNE, Fla. -- The 23rd-ranked Barry Buccaneers tied Rollins in the NCAA National Quarterfinal 1-1, but their season remains alive after an intense finish in penalty kicks. The Bucs survive as they advance thanks to three huge saves by Jean Claude Consol, prevailing 3-1 after four rounds of kicks.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 1, Rollins 1 (Penalty Shootout: Barry 3, Rollins 1)
Records: Barry (12-3-4), Rollins (11-4-4)
All-Time Series: Rollins leads 22-20-3
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING:
SUMMARY:
- 14:17 - The Tars got on the board first after a hard foul in their own box by Jordi Ramon. This resulted as a penalty kick as Georgios Koliniatis scored from the 12-yard-spot giving the Tars the first lead of the game. | Rollins 1, Barry 0
- 59:31 - The Buccaneers were put in a tough spot as their starting goalkeeper, Nils Buecheler, received a second yellow for red leaving the Bucs down a man for the final 30 minutes.
- 85:40 - The Buccaneers tied the game in the 86th minute. After the corner by Juan Simoniello, the tars were unable to clear the ball out of their offensive third. After Simoniello got it back on the wing, he sent the ball back into the area where Nicolas Villalobos touched it over to Yamil Gauna who striked from 19 yards out and tied the game. | Barry 1, Rollins 1
- 100:00 - Neither team was able to get a shot off in the first overtime.
- 110:00 - In the second overtime, the Tars put up two shots but neither were on goal.
- In the shootout, the Bucs got conversions from Pascal Sattelberger, Cam McDonald, and Ramon. Consol saved three Tar shots by Koliniatis, Nazar Tsaruk, and Michael Landau.
NOTEWORTHY:
- After going down a man, the Bucs were still able to keep their attack flowing as they put up nine shots after the sending of Nils Buecheler in the 60th minute. This led to the Buccaneers outshooting the Tars 12-4 in second half.
- A minute after Yamil Gauna was subbed in to the game, he was able to give the Buccaneers the tying goal in the 86th minute.
- Consol split the keeping duties for the Bucs with Buecheler after he was sent off. Buecheler in 60 minutes made three saves but allowed a goal while Consol did not face a shot on frame in his 50:29.
- Maximilli Obermeier had eight saves for Rollins but conceded the equalizer to Gauna in the 86th minute.
- The trip to the semifinals is the fourth for the Bucs and the first since winning the 2018 NCAA D-II National Championship.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs are traveling to Seattle, Washington as they will compete in the NCAA Division II Fall Festival. The Bucs will face number three seed Colorado State-Pueblo on Thursday, December 1st at Interbay Stadium.
