NAMPA, Idaho – The Westminster men's soccer team overcame a first half deficit and defeated Hawaii Hilo, 2-1, in overtime on Thursday afternoon at the NNU Soccer Field.
 
Westminster (1-1) trailed 1-0 at halftime after Jonathan Garcia scored from just inside the penalty area to give Hawaii Hilo (0-1) the lead in the 41st minute.
 
That lead would hold to the 59th minute when the Griffins got the equalizer from Cristian Alfaro. After Westminster played the ball in on a corner kick, the Hawaii Hilo clearance came to Alfaro for a shot from 20 yards away for his first career goal.
 
Neither team would break through over the final 31 minutes of regulation, but just 47 seconds into the overtime period the Griffins found a winner. Jonnathan Rodriguez would carry the ball down the left side and put a centering ball to Hunter Kone. That is where Kone put his shot past the Vulcans keeper for the win.
 
It was the first time that Westminster had won a game in which they trailed since the 2013 season. They also snapped a stretch of 14 consecutive games without scoring multiple goals in an outing.
 
The Griffins attempted 13 shots in the game and they put six of those on goal. Hawaii Hilo got 12 shots with four on frame.
 
Max Medley earned his first career win in goal with three saves.
 
Westminster will complete the trip to Idaho on Saturday when they face Northwest Nazarene at 5:30 p.m. Live video and stats of the game will be available at WestminsterGriffins.com.