George Washington University
5-10-2, 3-4-1
St. Bonaventure
4-10-1, 3-5-0
Haynes Brown Powers Men's Soccer Past Bonnies
10/30/2021 5:43:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Veteran forward scored four goals in overtime victory
Haynes Brown scored once in the first half and twice in the second half before blasting in the game-winner from close range off a long throw-in from Joshua Yurasits less than two minutes into OT.
Behind Haynes Brown's heroics, GW climbed back from a halftime deficit to take the 3-2 lead before St. Bonaventure equalized in the final minute of regulation. That set the stage for the graduate student from London, England, to craft one final memorable moment in a career full of them with his fourth goal of the game, which is tied for the most anyone's scored in a D-I contest nationwide this season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- 9th Minute: Haynes Brown ran onto a through ball from Sandro Weber and blasted a shot past the charging goalkeeper to put the visitors in front. (GW 1, St. Bonaventure 0)
- 24th Minute: Joshua Pulla scored the equalizer, curving a terrific long-range shot inside the right post after receiving a pass from C.J. Takatch. (GW 1, St. Bonaventure 1)
- 30th Minute: The Bonnies took the lead six minutes later on another fantastic finish. Francesco Caorsi sent a chip behind the defense, and Cuneyt Vardar ran on and volleyed it home. (St. Bonaventure 2, GW 1)
- 49th Minute: GW came out of the break on the attack. Tom Cooklin drew a foul in front of the net to earn a penalty kick, and Haynes Brown converted the PK to tie the game. (GW 2, St. Bonaventure 2)
- 61st Minute: Haynes Brown struck again to make it a hat trick. The veteran forward received a pass from Tim Neumann in traffic, touched into space and fired a shot into the left side of the net. (GW 3, St. Bonaventure 2)
- 90th Minute: With just 46 seconds remaining, St. Bonaventure managed to pull level on another score from Pulla. (GW 3, St. Bonaventure 3)
- 92nd Minute: Haynes Brown came up clutch with the game-winner. A long throw-in from Yurasits bounced around in the box and found Haynes Brown's foot for the close-range blast. (GW 4, St. Bonaventure 3)
.@HaynesOscar's FOURTH of the day was the game-winner! 🤯#RaiseHigh pic.twitter.com/SuklO92XIb
— GW Men's Soccer (@GWMensSoccer) October 30, 2021
NOTEWORTHY
- Haynes Brown was tremendous in the second four-goal game of his career. The graduate student from London, England, also scored four times in a win over American on Aug. 27, 2018.
- With his huge finale, Haynes Brown has 31 career goals to rank seventh in program history. His 68 career points rank ninth among Buff and Blue student-athletes all-time.
- It was the fifth OT game-winner of Haynes Brown's career and second this season.
- Haynes Brown led the team this fall with nine goals and 19 points, boosted by a perfect 3-for-3 conversion rate on PKs.
- Neumann picked up his third assist of the season to rank tied for second on the squad.
- Weber and Yurasits both picked up their first points of the season with their helpers.
- Haynes Brown recorded a season-high eight of GW's 18 total shots. St. Bonaventure finished with nine attempts, five of them on goal.
- Justin Grady made a pair of saves in the GW net. The junior goalkeeper finished the fall with 59 total stops and a .694 save percentage while starting all 17 games.
- GW won two of its final three A-10 games to move into a tie for the eighth position in the A-10 standings with 10 points but will miss out on the eight-team championship field based on the tie-breaking criteria.
Hear from @jonesydc, @HaynesOscar and @SandroWeber11 after our OT win at St. Bonaventure.#RaiseHigh pic.twitter.com/5Jt8SGmhOc
— GW Men's Soccer (@GWMensSoccer) October 30, 2021
Team Stats
HAYNES BROWN, Oscar (6)
Assisted By: WEBER, Sandro
GOAL by GW HAYNES BROWN, Oscar (FIRST GOAL), Assist by WEBER, Sandro, goal number 6 for season.
10:24
Pulla, Joshua (6)
Assisted By: Takatch, C.J.
GOAL by SBU Pulla, Joshua, Assist by Takatch, C.J., goal number 6 for season.
23:48
Vardar, Cuneyt (1)
Assisted By: Caorsi, Francesco
GOAL by SBU Vardar, Cuneyt, Assist by Caorsi, Francesco, goal number 1 for season.
29:52
HAYNES BROWN, Oscar
GW HAYNES BROWN, Oscar PENALTY KICK GOAL.
47:58
HAYNES BROWN, Oscar (8)
Assisted By: NEUMANN, Tim
GOAL by GW HAYNES BROWN, Oscar, Assist by NEUMANN, Tim, goal number 8 for season.
60:38
Pulla, Joshua (7)
Assisted By: Caorsi, Francesco
GOAL by SBU Pulla, Joshua, Assist by Caorsi, Francesco, goal number 7 for season.
89:14
HAYNES BROWN, Oscar (9)
Assisted By: YURASITS, Joshua
GOAL by GW HAYNES BROWN, Oscar, Assist by YURASITS, Joshua, goal number 9 for season.
91:53
