Box Score 

LYNDONVILLE, Vt. - Darren Roberge's goal at the 102:01 mark of double overtime propelled the Lyndon State College men's soccer team to a stunning 2-1 victory over previously unbeaten Norwich University.

The Hornets improve to 5-5, while the Cadets fall to 10-1-1.

Norwich  opened the scoring in the sixth minute when senior forward Drew Dilley took a pass from fellow senior Ryan Boyton, and raced into the left side of the penalty area and ripped a shot into the lower left corner of the net behind LSC goalkeeper Jeff Giroux.

The Cadets maintained their one-goal advantage throughout most of the first half, and had a few solid opportunities to extend the lead, but Kyle Hessler's goal off a direct kick with 2:23 left before intermission knotted the score at 1-1 and gave the Hornets some much-needed momentum.

Norwich dominated play for most of the second half, but Lyndon State continued to hold off the Cadets behind a solid defensive effort led by Giroux and sweeper Matt Scagnelli.

After a scoreless 10-minute sudden-death overtime period, the Hornets sealed the upset on Roberge's tally early in second overtime. After Scagnelli took possession of a loose ball outside the LSC penalty area, he drilled a 50-meter pass down the center of the field to Roberge, who was stride-for-stride with a Norwich defender.

Roberge was able to fend off the defender long enough to tap the ball into the center of the net and over sprawled NU goalkeeper Brian Riopelle for the game winner.

Giroux stopped 10 shots to get the victory, his third of the season, while Riopelle collected one save in the loss. The Cadets outshot Lyndon by a margin of 28-13.

"You have to give Lyndon a lot of credit," said Norwich head coach Kyle Dezotell. "They worked incredibly hard, and their desire to win this game was far greater than ours. Their team defending and goalkeeping was outstanding, and they fully-deserved this result because of the effort and enthusiasm they put forth."

"In reality, the loss does not mean a lot. Hopefully it will provide a valuable learning tool in that we need to be focused every game we play as teams are going to bring their best effort against us. Conference play is the most important thing for us, and we are still unbeaten in the GNAC. We now get the chance to bounce back in a huge conference match against Mount Ida."

Norwich returns to its conference slate on Saturday, Oct. 11, when the Cadets host GNAC rival Mount Ida at Howard Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m.