“We’ve gone into overtime four times now in eight games, so it’s good to get a win,” said head coach Pete Fewing. “I’m really happy for the guys. I’m happy for Jake Feener, because he’s still playing great in goal. Justice Duerksen started the game and did very well and I was really proud of him getting his first collegiate goal. Brady Ballew had a nice finish, so it was great. We kept coming back and it’s nice to put one in the win column, especially at home.”
In the 35th minute, Florida Gulf Coast took the lead, as Xavier Silva scored his first goal of the season, assisted by Rodrigo Saravia who took the free kick.
A little over two minutes later, in the 37th minute, Michael Roberts (Issaquah, Wash.) equalized the score with a kick just to the left of the goalkeeper, sailing the ball into the back of the net.
In the 41st minute, FGCU regained the lead as Silva passed the ball to Henry Penagos on the left side of the goal, who then netted the ball.
As the Redhawks trailed at half, in the 50th minute, Justice Duerksen (San Clemente, Calif.) scored his first collegiate goal on an assist by Bobby Segal (Portland, Ore.).
Neither team was able to add to their tally, as the Redhawks recorded their fourth overtime game in eight games thus far in 2013.
With no shots taken in the overtime period, in the 100th minute, Brady Ballew (Marysville, Wash.) scored his first goal of the season, the golden goal, assisted by Hamza Haddadi (Shoreline, Wash.) as the Redhawks earned their first win of the season.
Ian Hines-Ike (Littleton, Colo.) recorded a team-high four shots for Seattle U, as Miguel Gonzalez (Yelm, Wash.) added three. As a team, shots were nearly even, with Florida Gulf Coast narrowly outshooting Seattle U, 18-16.
In goal, Jake Feener (Rocklin, Calif.) recorded four saves in the complete game win while Nathan Ingham made five saves in goal for FGCU.
Cameron Rohani (Cartersville, Ga.) and Duerksen made their first collegiate starts, as Segal made his first appearance of the season.
Seattle U hits the road to face Gonzaga on Saturday, Sept. 28 and will start Western Athletic Conference play at San Jose State on Oct. 5. SU returns home to host Washington on Oct. 8.