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12/15 21:05 CST Harrison Bertos scores in OT to help Washington beat N.C. State
3-2 and win first Men's College Cup
Harrison Bertos scores in OT to help Washington beat N.C. State 3-2 and win
first Men's College Cup
CARY, N.C. (AP) --- Harrison Bertos scored 1:54 into overtime after Washington
blew a two-goal lead in the second half, and the Huskies beat North Carolina
State 3-2 to win the Men's College Cup at First Horizon Stadium on Monday night.
It was the first national championship for unseeded Washington (16-6-2), who
became the first team to win six road matches in the tournament --- beating six
seeded teams along the way under the guidance of coach Jamie Clark. The Huskies
won in their second trip to the final after losing 2-0 to Clemson in 2021.
No. 15 seed N.C. State (16-3-4) made the final for the first time behind coach
Marc Hubbard. The Wolfpack were aiming for the school's first national
championship since Jim Valvano led the men's basketball team to the title in
1983.
Zach Ramsey scored unassisted with 1:12 remaining in the first half and
Washington took a 1-0 lead into the break. It was only the second time this
season that N.C. State trailed at halftime.
Ramsey scored into an empty net after Wolfpack goalkeeper Logan Erb couldn't
corral the ball at the top of the box. It was Ramsey's second goal of the
tournament.
Richie Aman sent a cross to the center of the goal and Joe Dale knocked it in
for a 2-0 lead in the 62nd minute.
Donavan Phillip answered in the 66th, scoring with an assist from Nikola
Markovic to cut it to 2-1 with his fourth goal of the tournament. The Wolfpack
entered 11-0-1 when Phillip scores.
Taig Healy scored the equalizer with 3:28 remaining with assists from Justin
Mclean and Calem Tommy.
Egor Akulov had an assist on Bertos' winner.
Huskies keeper Jadon Bowton, the only remaining player from the 2021 squad, had
five saves.
Erb saved six shots for N.C. State, which was the last school to concede a goal
this season.
The temperature was 28 degrees when the match between two teams that had never
faced each other began.
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