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SRU soccer bows in regional

Darko Karamatic scored in the 83rd minute of play to lead the University of Charleston (W. Va.) to a 3-2 victory over Slippery Rock University in the second round of the NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Tournament at Thompson Stadium Sunday.

The Rock (18-4-1) held 1-0 and 2-1 advantages, but the Golden Eagles battled back.

SRU goalie Greg Blum had made a diving stop off Karamatic, but Karamatic put back his own rebound for the win.

SRU's Jeremy Leighton opened the scoring with a goal in the ninth minute off an assist from Patrick Conley. Charleston (19-3-0) tied the game when Drew DeAngelo scored in the 38th minute off a throw by Craig Cantor.

Kenneth Fultz scored off a penalty kick in the 59th minute to give The Rock the lead, but Rob Vincent tied the game when he scored off a Dion Peters pass in the 67th minute.

Women's Basketball

Grace Palucis scored 12 points and Grove City High graduate Julie Molloy added 11 more as SRU (0-1) dropped a 65-55 decision to Tiffin University Sunday.

The game was knotted at 55 with 3:27 left before Tiffin closed out the game on a 10-0 run.

Nikki Presto added seven points and eight rebounds for Slippery Rock, which shot 36.5 percent from the floor (19-52)).

Football

Grove City College (5-5, 4-2 PAC) rallied from a 17-0 fourth-quarter deficit to capture the Mercer County Cup with a 31-24 double-overtime victory over host Thiel College.

In the second overtime, Andrew DiDonato tossed a 25-yard touchdown pass to Luke O'Hara.

Thiel had taken a 24-17 lea din the first overtime. The Wolverines countered with a DiDonato 11-yard touchdown run.

Slippery Rock High graduate Craig Bicehouse kicked a 34-yard field goal to tie the game at 17 with 2:43 remaining.

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