RIO GRANDE, Ohio - Grace's men's soccer team added another ranked win to its season on Saturday.
The Lancers beat No. 13 Rio Grande 2-1 in overtime. Ulisses Miranda scored both goals after halftime for the Lancers (11-6-2), including the golden goal winner in OT.
All of the scoring in the match occurred after halftime.
The first half was a scoreless affair. The Lancers had only two shots before halftime compared to six for the Red Storm.
Rio Grande struck first with a goal in the 62nd minute. But Grace did not have to wait long for an equalizer.
Ten minutes later, Miranda picked off an errant pass by the Red Storm. Miranda promptly slotted the ball around the goalkeeper at the 71:51 mark.
Miranda nearly won the game in regulation. Ze Maria Goncalves made a pass into the penalty area, putting Miranda in front of the net. Miranda poked a shot around the goalkeeper, but a Red Storm defender cleared the ball out of bounds before it could cross the goal line.
The teams entered overtime with the score level at 1-1.
The winning moment came in the final minute of the first OT. Rio pushed members into attack and had a chance on Grace's goal.
But Joe Bowles alertly snatched the ball and quickly relayed a pass up the field to Goncalves to start a quick counter.
Goncalves centralized a pass to Jordan Jayapuram, who then passed to his right to Daigo Adachi.
Adachi picked out Miranda making a run at Rio's goal, and Miranda finished off the pass with a sliding shot to win the match.
Grace has faced a stiff spring schedule. The Lancers have now beaten No. 14 Madonna and No. 13 Rio and lost to No. 21 Indiana Tech (2-0) and No. 8 UNOH (2-1).
The Lancers' next scheduled game is at No. 11 Spring Arbor on Friday.
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