NORFOLK, Va. – The William & Mary men's soccer rallied to force overtime with a goal in the 85th minute, but Old Dominion's Niko Klosterhalfen headed home the golden goal for a 3-2 Monarch victory. Junior Reeves Trott celebrated his birthday on Wednesday night with a goal and an assist for the Tribe (2-6-1), but Klosterhalfen scored two of ODU's (6-3-1) goals to lead the home side to the victory.
 
An ODU miscue led to the Tribe to an early 1-0 lead just over five minutes into the contest. Trott pounced on a Monarch turnover and carried into the box, drawing out the ODU goalkeeper. He laid off to Bustamante who scored into an open net from six yards out.
 
Old Dominion equalized in the 34th minute. Off a failed clearance, Max Wilschrey deflected the ball to Daniel Corona, leaving him 1-on-1 with Tribe goalkeeper Sam Onyeador. Corona scored upper 90 into the left side from 10 yards out for his second goal in as many matches.  
 
W&M turned up the pressure to start the second half, but it was the Monarchs that struck to take a 2-1 lead in the 66th minute. Wilschrey fed to Klosterhalfen just inside the top of the 18-yard box, and the Monarch midfielder scored off the underside of the crossbar into the left side of the frame.
 
The Tribe had a golden chance in the 68th minute as an ODU defender was whistled for a handball in the box. Bustamante took the penalty kick for the Green and Gold, but ODU goalkeeper Mertcan Akar smothered the shot, diving to his right.
 
The Tribe's offensive pressure paid off in the 85th minute as Trott pulled the visitors even. Freshman John Andrew Eskay tried a shot from the left side of the area, but the chance was headed wide of the frame. Golan collected the attempt and knocked it to Trott, who toe poked it into the middle of the fame from eight yards out.
 
In overtime, the Monarchs cashed in their second corner kick chance of extra time and eighth overall on the night. Deniz Dogan served in the corner kick to the near post where Klosterhalfen rose and sent a header just off the glove of Onyeador into the back of the net.
 
W&M Starters – #1 Onyeador (GK), #4 Forst, #5 Golan, #7 Smith, #8 Fuquene, #10 A. Bustamante, #17 Acosta, #19 Hosseinian, #20 McCarthy, #21 Trott, #24 Ngoh
 
ODU Starters – #1 Akar (GK), #3 Campbell, #4 McLaughlin, #5 Wustenberg, #6 Dogan, #7 Klosterhalfen, #8 Kroschwitz, #11 Wilschrey, #13 Ellis, #18 Bloyou, #20 Corona
 
Scoring
6' | Antonio Bustamante (W&M) (assist: Reeves Trott)
34' | Daniel Corona (ODU) (assist: Max Wilschrey)
66' | Niko Klosterhalfen (ODU) (assist: Wilschrey)
85' | Trott (W&M) (assist: Sam Golan)
97' | Klosterhalfen (ODU) (assist: Deniz Dogan)
 
Inside the Numbers
- Old Dominion outshot W&M, 19-12. After the Monarch held a 10-2 advantage in the first half, the Tribe outshot the home side, 9-8, in the second. Both teams attempted a shot in OT.
 
- Senior Antonio Bustamante and junior Julian Ngoh led the Tribe with four shots apiece.
 
- ODU generated eight corner kicks compared to just three for the Tribe.
 
Notes
Junior Reeves Trott tallied his second career game with at least a goal and an assist … The marker was his first of the year and 11th of his career … Trott's assist was his first of the season and fifth of his career … Sophomore Sam Golan recorded his first career assist on the equalizer in the second half … Senior Antonio Bustamante tallied his second goal of the year and the 32nd of his W&M career … He is only one goal away from 10th on the Tribe's career list … Bustamante also recorded his 80th career point, which ranks 10th in program history … Redshirt senior goalkeeper Sam Onyeador made his first start of the season and the fourth of his career … Onyeador, who missed last season due to injury, started his first match since his redshirt freshman season in 2015 … W&M played its fifth overtime match of the season and fell to 1-3-1 in extra time.
 
Up Next
The Tribe returns home for its first CAA match at Martin Family Stadium, welcoming Northeastern to Williamsburg for a 7 p.m. kick on Saturday, Oct. 6. Fans can receive a discounted $3 ticket to the game with a ticket stub from Saturday's Tribe football game against Albany, which kicks at 3:30 p.m. The game will be available for FREE in HD online at Tribe Athletics TV.