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jeremy nwonumah
2
Okla. Baptist OKBU (2-4-1, 1-1-0 GAC)
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Winner Harding HU (3-3-2, 2-0-0 GAC)
Okla. Baptist OKBU
(2-4-1, 1-1-0 GAC)
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Final
3
Harding HU
(3-3-2, 2-0-0 GAC)
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Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Okla. Baptist OKBU 0 2 0 2
Harding HU 1 1 1 3

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | by Scott Goode (9/23/17)

Nwonumah's Overtime Goal Lifts Harding Men's Soccer over Oklahoma Baptist

SEARCY, Ark. – If Harding's Jeremy Nwonumah scoring in overtime to defeat Oklahoma Baptist sounds familiar, it's because it has happened before.

Saturday the junior from Chicago scored in the 100th minute to give Harding a 3-2 come-from-behind overtime victory over Oklahoma Baptist at Stevens Field. The victory gave the Bisons a 2-0 start in the Great American Conference and put them alone in first place in the four-team league.

Harding improved to 3-3-2 overall and 2-0-0 in the GAC with its third consecutive victory. Oklahoma Baptist fell to 2-4-1 overall and 1-1-0 in conference.

Nwonumah's goal was reminiscent of his strike last season against Oklahoma Baptist, when he scored in the 103rd minute to give Harding a 4-3 come-from-behind victory. Harding trailed 3-0 in that game.

Saturday, Harding trailed 2-1 after 66 minutes, but in the 67th minute sophomore Braeden Grundy knocked in a rebound off a save on a Nwomumah shot to tie the game.

With 45 seconds left in the first overtime period, Nwonumah struck again with the game-winner.

Harding held a 1-0 lead early on Andre Cunha's team-leading fifth goal of the season. Oklahoma Baptist responded with second-half goals from Alejandro Castillo in the 56th minute and Michael Stewart in the 62nd minute.

Facts and Figures
Harding outshot Oklahoma Baptist 21-10 overall, including 10-2 in the first half.

???????Nwonumah's goal was his second of the season and his first game-winner. He has four game-winning goals in his career and 10 total goals.

Cunha has scored in four consecutive games, becoming the first Harding player to score in four straight since Jackson Buchanan scored in six consecutive games in 2015.

Harding has scored 11 of its 15 goals this season after halftime.

Up Next
Harding plays Tuesday, Sept. 26, at William Jewell in a non-conference game in Liberty, Missouri. William Jewell, of the NCAA II Great Lakes Valley Conference, is currently 1-4-0 with a game Sunday at Drury.
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