Yellowjackets Rally for Win over Mary (Oct. 4, 2003)
Box Score

BILLINGS, MT – The MSU Billings men’s soccer team used a goal in the final minute of the first half and another in the first minute of the second half Saturday to post a come-from-behind 4-2 over the University of Mary.  The Yellowjacket improved to 6-7-1 for the season, dropping the Marauders to 5-7-0.  It was the Jackets' second win over Mary this season, including a 3-2 overtime win in Bismarck on September 12.

The Marauders’ Dave Cook gave Mary what seemed like a commanding 2-0 lead in the first half, finding the net in the 5^th and 16^th minutes.  With time expiring in the opening half, Dustin Kono (So., Aberdeen, SD) beat two defenders through the box and scored at 44:35 to cut the Mary lead to 2-1 at the break.

MSU Billings shifted the momentum completely just 46 seconds into the second half when Thomas Pertuit (Jr., Billings, MT) scored on a feed from Andres Calabro (Sr., Cipolletti, Argentina), tying the score at 2-2.  It was Pertuit’s team-leading ninth goal of the season.

With the Marauders reeling, Brian Palmer (Jr., Laramie, WY) took a long pass from Kono down the right sideline, beating his defender and the goalkeeper for the game winning goal in the 54^th minute.  Jesse Spann’s (So., Rock Springs, WY) header in the 76^th minute provided the final margin of victory for the Yellowjackets.  Billy Dess (Sr., Great Falls, MT) found Spann with a precise crossing pass for the assist.

The Yellowjackets will face Westminster College on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. in the first game of a men’s/women’s double-header at Yellowjacket Field.  MSUB will be trying to avenge a 4-0 loss to the Griffins a month ago in Salt Lake City.

Photos of Men's Soccer vs. University of Mary