WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The William & Mary men's soccer team lost a heartbreaking 2-1 double-overtime match to Columbia in the First Round of the NCAA College Cup on Thursday night at Martin Family Stadium. With the decision, the Tribe ends its season at 11-5-5, while the Lions, which advance to the second round to take on top-seeded Wake Forest on Sunday, Nov. 18, improves to 12-2-3.
 
W&M jumped on the board first with a marker in the 31st minute. Sophomore Reeves Trott found junior Ryder Bell, who drove to about 30 yards out. The junior rocketed his shot off of the right post, but got the home roll. Bell's seventh goal of the season gave the Tribe a 1-0 lead.
 
Columbia found the equalizer in the 77th minute off of a corner kick. Nike Azuma sent a quick attempt into the front of the net. Zach Morant headed the ball down and into the goal, leveling the score at 1-1.
 
The Tribe had a couple of quality chances in the second half, but could not find a second goal. Junior Antonio Bustamante just missed making it 2-0, sending a shot just wide of the right post from 12 yards out. Columbia goalkeeper Dylan Castanheira, who finished with six saves, made a huge stop in the 86th minute to send it to extra time. A deflected cross fell to the foot of senior William Eksay, but Castanheira blocked the shot, and Eskay's follow up went high of the frame.
 
The Lions found the winner in the 103rd minute again off of a corner kick. John Denis played the corner kick into the far post, and Alex Bagerl headed it off the post. The rebound played right back to the middle of the six where Kynan Rocks toe-poked it in for the winner.
 
W&M Starters – #26 Breno (GK), #4 Frost, #5 Golan, #8 Fuqune, #10 Bustamante, A., #11 Bell, #12 Berry, #14 Eskay, #16 Bustamante, H., #23 Spain, #24 Ngoh
 
Columbia Starters – #30 Castanheira (GK) #2 Azuma, #3 Dennis, #4 Bangerl, #5 Markarian, #7 Agrest, #9 Bosua, #10 Denis, #13 Mott, #15 Morant, #16 Laranetto
 
Goals
31' | Ryder Bell (W&M) Assist: Reeves Trott
77' | Zach Morant (Columbia) Assist: Nike Azuma
103' | Kyran Rocks (Columbia) Assist: Alex Bangerl
 
Inside the Numbers
- Columbia held a slight 13-12 advantage in shots for the contest, but the Tribe held a 7-3 advantage in shots on goal.
 
- The Lions held an 8-3 advantage on corner kicks, including converting a pair of the.
 
- Junior Ryder Bell fired a match-high four shots for W&M, while junior Antonio Bustamante and senior William Eskay each had three chances.

- A total of 1,476 fans attended the NCAA First Round match at Martin Family Stadium on Thursday. It was the largest crowd since the stadium was renovated to its current capacity in 2011 and the largest to see an NCAA Tournament match in the history of the facility.
 
Notes
Junior Ryder Bell scored his seventh goal of the season and the 23rd of his W&M career … Sophomore Reeves Trott was credited with his second assist of the year and third of his career …  Redshirt senior goalkeeper Phil Breno made one save in his final contest for the Green and Gold … Breno departs W&M ranked sixth in career goals against average and shutouts, while coming in 10th in saves … The game was the Tribe's first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2013 and the program's 26th NCAA contest … The setback was the Tribe's first in overtime this season as W&M fell to 2-1-4 in extra time this season.