MARSHALL, Texas – Earning his first collegiate goal, freshman Bruno Palmieri netted the golden goal for East Texas Baptist University giving them a 2-1 triumph over Austin College in men's soccer action. ETBU is now 1-1-1 overall as they earned only their second win vs. the Kangaroos in 20 meetings and first victory since 2005.
 
Despite being outshot 10-9, ETBU had a 5-3 advantage in shots on goals. Garrett Garvin tallied four shots with three on goal including one goal. Palmieri had a goal and an assist for the contest while Cristian Hernandez picked up two saves.
 
ETBU recorded three shots in the first 21 minutes of the game. Garvin tallied ETBU's first goal at 22:50 in the first half on an assist from Palmieri. ETBU's defense kept AC from getting a scoring chance off but a penalty kick in the 36^th minute tied the game at one headed into halftime.
 
The second half brought both teams playing a tight, defensive battle. With 16 seconds left, ETBU's chance to win the game came up wide left and the game went into overtime. There would only be one shot in overtime as it came from Palmieri, who netted the goal with 27 seconds to play (100^th minute) for the win.
 
ETBU will next play Millsaps College at 5:00 PM on Friday night.