SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The Frostburg State University men's soccer team had its season come to an end with a shootout loss to Swarthmore in the first round of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Tournament, Wednesday evening.

Game Score

The two teams battled through regulation and both overtimes and could not break a 1-1 tie. The game was then settled on a shootout. Swarthmore (11-6-1) converted on all four of its attempts while FSU (11-3-5) made just two of its four chances.

In regulation, the Garnet scored first as David Sterngold headed home a pass from Michael Superdock in the 25th minute.

The game remained tied until 30 minutes had ticked off the clock in the second half. Bobcat senior Jamie Flewellyn notched his third goal of the season at 75:15 to even the contest at 1-1.

"I was very pleased with the way we responded after being down in the first half," said head coach Keith Byrnes. "The guys played very well in the second and made things interesting after scoring the tying goal."

Swarthmore tried to retake the lead over the remainder of regulation, but FSU keeper Abiye Jack turned away two shots to send it to overtime.

In the extra frames, the Garnet held a 3-2 edge in shots and Jack added two more saves to keep the contest tied prior to the shootout.

Swarthmore finished the contest with an 18-14 lead in shots.

"The team gave it their all and left everything on the field tonight, so we have no regrets," added Byrnes. "We give Swarthmore all the credit for being a good team."

Note: Per NCAA rules, the game officially ends as a tie for both schools, but Swarthmore advances on penalty kicks.