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Bruin men’s soccer goes into double overtime to tie Beavers 1-1

By Blair Angulo

Nov. 6, 2009 8:38 p.m.

Michael Stephens can only think about what could have been.

With nine minutes remaining in regulation, the senior midfielder had an opportunity to score the potential game-winning goal on a penalty shot, but was instead negated by Oregon State’s Steve Spangler.

Stephens and the Bruins had to settle for the 1-1 draw against the Beavers in double overtime on a cool Friday night at Drake Stadium.

“Usually I wait and see where the goalie goes,” Stephens said afterwards.

Spangler went to his right and Stephens’ shot went directly toward his diving attempt.

“He got a good read on me and didn’t jump too early,” Stephens added. “He caught me off guard and beat me straight up.”

UCLA (9-3-3, 4-1-3 Pac-10) managed to snap its two-game losing streak, but a victory was well within grasp. The scoring opportunities were there.

In the second minute of the first 10-minute overtime period, freshman forward Chandler Hoffman sent a left-footed shot that just missed.

“We didn’t have the worst game, but we couldn’t put them away when we needed to,” Stephens said.

In the third minute of the second overtime, senior forward David Estrada’s undisturbed shot sailed wide right.

“Our concentration level wasn’t there to win the game,” Stephens said.

The lack of concentration was evident on the defensive side as well.

A defensive miscue doomed the Bruins in the 25th minute when senior defender Sean Alvarado failed to clear a dangerous ball near the box. By the time senior goalkeeper Brian Perk charged forward, Oregon State’s Travis Sanchez had beaten Alvarado.

Sanchez gave the Beavers (7-6-3, 3-4-1) a 1-0 lead by nailing a shot past Perk, who seemed to be caught off guard.

Sophomore forward Fernando Monge tied the score in the 44th minute with a goal on a rebound off an acrobatic save by Spangler.

The Bruins, who defeated the Beavers 3-1 on Oct. 2 in Corvallis, Ore., have not won a match since Oct. 24 at California. UCLA hosts Washington at 1 p.m. on Sunday.

“The little things haven’t been going our way,” Stephens said. “It’s something we need to change.”

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