Ivo's OT goal lifts No. 17 men's soccer over Duke

by **PonyPride** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 5:06 pm

From SMUMustangs.com:

No. 17 SMU Downs Duke 1-0 In Overtime
Arthur Ivo scores for the Mustangs

Sept. 4, 2011

DURHAM, N.C. (SMU) - The No. 17 SMU men's soccer team defeated Duke 1-0 on Sunday afternoon at Koskinen Stadium to close out the Duke Classic. Senior Arthur Ivo scored the game's only goal. The Mustangs move to 1-2 on the season, while the Blue Devils are now 1-3.

"It's great to get that first win; our schedule is pretty unforgiving," head coach Tim McClements said. "We want to play the best teams in the country to better prepare us if we are fortunate enough to make the NCAA Tournament. We feel like we're finally starting to click a little bit better. Zach Barnes, Aaron Simmons, T.J. Nelson and Adam Still all had great weekends. When your team is playing well, you want to be rewarded with the results, and today the results came against a very good team."

Ivo netted the game-winner, and his first tally of the season, in the 94th minute after great pursuit in the box by sophomore Juan Castillo. After Castillo battled his way through several defenders, the ball found Ivo who finished the pass from 12 yards out.

Sophomore Jaime Ibarra notched his first career shutout while earning his second consecutive start in goal for the Mustangs. Ibarra made nine stops for the clean sheet, including a great save on Andrew Wenger at the end of regulation to keep the score knotted 0-0 and send the game to the extra period.

"Jaime was excellent this weekend," said McClements. "He had a really strong performance again today, and we're really happy with him. Our goalkeepers have been battling all season, and we really can't go wrong with any of them."

The Mustangs head to Tulsa, Okla., for the Hurricane Classic Sept. 9-11. SMU faces Oakland Sept. 9 at 5 p.m. before taking on No. 5 Connecticut Sept. 11 at 11 a.m. Both teams were NCAA Tournament teams in 2010, with Oakland falling to Michigan State in the first round, while UConn lost to Brown on penalty kicks in the second round.

Duke Classic All-Tournament Team
David Opoku, UCSB, Offensive MVP
Peter Schmetz, UCSB, Defensive MVP
Zach Barnes, SMU
Aaron Simmons, SMU
Andre Grandt, UCSB
Fifi Baiden, UCSB
Fabian Otte, NC State
Moritz Steidten, NC State
Ryan Metts, NC State
Andrew Wenger, Duke
Andrew Morales, Duke

by **DanFreibergerForHeisman** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 5:16 pm

Thanks for posting. I figured Ibarra had to have had a huge save or two along the way. Nice weekend from him for sure.

by **DanFreibergerForHeisman** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 9:23 pm

The perspective from the Dukies...

http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22445&SPID=1833&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=205266659&DB_OEM_ID=4200

by **DanFreibergerForHeisman** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 9:29 pm

And, some highlights. We are in all blue.

They don't include the goal. Maybe you get more if you pay - but at least you get to see something...

http://www.goduke.com/mediaPortal/player.dbml?&db_oem_id=4200&id=796595&ATCLPID=&ATCLID=205266659&DB_MENU_ID=&SPSID=22445&SPID=1833&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=4200

by **HorsePower** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 12:28 am

Thanks for posting that. We look awesome in the all-blue uniforms.

Dodged a bullet with that flick by the Duke forward that hit the goalpost...

Congratulations, guys! Great win!

by **goldenstang** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 12:07 am

This pleases me.