WATERBURY, Conn. – When top-seeded Post University Men's Soccer needed somebody to step up and answer the call in Sunday afternoon's CACC Quarterfinals match at LaMoy Field against eighth-seeded Jefferson University, there was junior midfielder Markus Boe Tunge to answer it in. On a chilly afternoon in Waterbury, Connecticut, 90 minutes would not be enough to decide who moved on to face fifth-seeded Wilmington University in the CACC Semifinals.

It would take just under 94 to get a solution to a 0-0 stalemate and it came in the form of Boe Tunge's game-winning goal on a free kick to keep the Eagles' hopes of making it six consecutive CACC Championships alive with a 1-0 overtime win against the Rams. 

THE BASICS

Post University 1, Jefferson University 0 (OT)

Post University (11-4-3)

Jefferson University (9-7-3)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED 
While both sides were incredibly aggressive to the tune of 42 combined fouls which favored Jefferson, 24-18, over the course of the 94 minutes played, offensive chances were hard to come by for either team even up until Boe Tunge's game-winning goal. The first half featured just one shot on goal for either team which was from freshman midfielder Len Fliss for Post who was denied by graduate goalkeeper John Nelson while the Eagles held a 3-0 lead in shots overall through 45 minutes.

Tensions would get high in the second half with the seasons being on the line for both squads in a scoreless match but neither side would be able to break through. The biggest chance for the Rams came in the 63rd minute following a foul issued to graduate defender Santiago Palacios in which junior midfielder Sean Stackhouse's shot rang just off the field goal posts behind the goal and deflected to the foot of sophomore defender Matty Hood who put the ball by graduate goalkeeper Ricardo Moreno. 

However, the play was whistled dead and the goal did not count because the field goal crossbar and not the crossbar of the goal therefore being ruled out of play and a goal kick for the Eagles. For Post, graduate midfielder Luca Dettoli had their best chance of the half when he rang a shot off the right post with nothing but net in front of him as Nelson made three saves to Moreno's one to send the match to golden goal overtime.

For nearly the first four minutes, neither side would have any quality chances against the other until Boe Tunge's game-winner was set up by senior midfielder Mateo Infante's foul on graduate midfielder Luis Rodrigues. Taking the free kick from about 5-10 yards outside the box, Boe Tunge beat Nelson to his left side for the game-winning score to set Post up with a date against the Wildcats on Wednesday afternoon at LaMoy Field in the CACC Semifinals. 

BY THE NUMBERS 

• Ricardo Moreno tallied his eighth shutout of the season making one save in the win for Post University
• Post University has notched shutouts against Jefferson University in each of their last six head-to-head matchups since 2021 with the last time they allowed a goal to the Rams being in a 3-2 overtime loss to them on October 2nd, 2021 
• Entering the CACC Semifinals, Post University has won 16 consecutive CACC Tournament matches since 2018 en route to their five consecutive CACC Championships having last lost in the CACC Quarterfinals in 2017 to Goldey-Beacom College, 2-1, in what was an 8-9-0 season for the Eagles 
• Since 2015, Post University has won 13 consecutive CACC Tournament home matches with Sunday's CACC Quarterfinals home win over Jefferson having last lost in the CACC Semifinals to Bloomfield College, 1-0, on November 5th, 2015 

WHO'S NEXT 
Post University will take on fifth-seeded Wilmington University on Wednesday afternoon at 1:00 PM at LaMoy Field in the CACC Semifinals with a trip to the CACC Championship hosted in Wilmington, Delaware by Wilmington University on the line. On the road earlier this season, the Eagles captured their first conference win of the season against the Wildcats, winning 4-1, behind goals from four different players.