Box Score 

COLCHESTER, Vt. - Senior D Chris Rivet scored on a long restart less than three minutes into double overtime to lift  the fourth-seeded Norwich University men's soccer team past fifth-seeded Albertus Magnus College, 3-2, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Tournament quarterfinal match.

The game was played at Duffy Field on the campus of Saint Michael's College due to poor field conditions at NU's Howard Field. Senior M Bobby Begin and freshman D Bridger Van Ness also chipped in offensively for the host Cadets, registering one goal apiece.

With the victory, the Cadets will now travel to Standish, Maine, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, to face top-seeded St. Joseph's of Maine in the GNAC Tournament semifinals. The Monks advanced with a 3-0 victory over eighth-seeded Johnson and Wales in their quarterfinal match.

Albertus Magnus (10-7-1) opened the scoring in the 22nd minute, when Jamal Howard placed a feed from Mike DaSilva under the crossbar to put the Falcons up 1-0. The goal came in transition, when DaSilva hit Howard with a pass from the left side into the box.

Van Ness jump-started a listless Norwich offense early in the second half when he curled a shot just inside the left post in the 56th minute. The defender beat two Falcon players to a loose ball and unleashed a low rocket of a shot from 30 yards out that found the back of the net for his first goal of the season and tied the game at 1-1.

Norwich (10-6-2) kept the momentum in their favor when Begin scored off a scramble in front of the net in the 77th minute to give the Cadets their first lead of the afternoon. The play started when Van Ness shot a low pass across the box to the left post where sophomore F Ryan Robertson's shot was saved by Albertus Magnus GK Gerald O'Connor. Begin was there to pounce on the rebound and put it in the open net. Van Ness and Robertson were each credited with assists on the goal.

AMC knotted the score at 2-2 less than two minutes later when Taylor Sasloe lofted a high shot in transition over the head of Norwich senior GK Charles Maxwell. Nick Hamasian assisted on the tally, which came at the 79:06 mark.

Neither team managed to find the net in the remainder of regulation and through the first 10-minute sudden victory overtime period.

Rivet's goal came in the second overtime session, when Albertus Magnus was whistled for a foul just inside the center circle. He lined up the ball and blasted a shot that carried and tucked into the right side of the net to end the game. The overtime game-winner was Rivet's fifth goal of the season.

NU outshot AMC, 19-12, and the Cadets held a 6-5 advantage in corner kicks.

Maxwell stopped three shots to earn the victory for the Cadets. O'Connor finished the game with seven saves in a losing effort.

"We had a great match today," said Norwich head coach Kyle Dezotell. "We'd like to thank Saint Michael's for being gracious hosts. While the wind was a huge factor, we knew that we'd be able to get the game in regardless of how much rain we received.

"I am really proud of the team for their performance in the second half and overtime. Our inexperience showed in the first half, but the comeback was all about being a team and fighting to keep our season alive. Albertus had a great season and gave us absolutely everything that we could handle. We are happy to move on and feel like we will only get better from here."