BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The 5^th-seeded University of Mobile men’s soccer team defeated 12^th-seeded Bethel College (Ind) 1-0 in the 108^th minute of double-overtime. Playing on the second day of first-round action at the Lovers Lane Soccer Complex in Bowling Green, KY, the Rams never looked settled as they took on the frigid temperatures as well as a tough Bethel College Pilots team. While the Rams stared elimination in the eyes, it was the heroics of senior goalkeeper, Andrew Bayliss, that saved Mobile.

“Let’s be fair, if not for Andy Bayliss we’re going home,” Coach Fuller said. “He was a different class today and he was the man of the match. He basically did what he’s been doing all year long and that’s saving our bacon. He was awesome.”

Bayliss recorded five saves throughout the two regulation periods and two overtime periods with each successive save more spectacular than the last. While Bayliss was certainly tested, Mobile kept Bethel senior keeper Hiram Moreno busy as he had seven saves on the day.

Moreno however came up just a tad short when in the 108^th minute, Mobile senior forward James Gledhill got a header to go on a ball served by Stephen Shirley to give the Rams a 1-0 victory. 

With the loss, the Pilots of Bethel end their season with a 17-4-4 record.  The win moves Mobile to 15-4-1 on the year, and advances them to the quarterfinal round of the 2002 NAIA Men’s Soccer National Championship where they will meet fourth-seeded Mid-Continent College (Ky.) (18-4-1) at noon Saturday in Bowling Green, Ky.