MILWAUKEE - In a rare Tuesday matinee, the Marquette men's soccer team fell, 2-1, in the second overtime period to Bucknell after tallying the equalizer in the 87th minute of regulation to force extra time.

“Anytime you give a goal up in overtime you're going to be disappointed, and it's a stinger,” said MU head coach Louis Bennett. “I didn't think today we played our best game, and it wasn't necessarily a very attractive game, but Bucknell is a resilient team.”

Bucknell freshman Brendan Burgdorf tallied the first goal of the match in the 64th minute, as C.K. Kumah played the ball into Burgdorf, who beat three defenders to the top of the box and placed the ball inside the left post, just past a diving Keenan Flynn.

Marquette netted the equalizer with under four minutes left in regulation. Freshman Andrew Krynski recorded his first collegiate goal when he one-touched a loose ball headed by Michael Alfano into the back of the net.

After a scoreless first overtime which saw just one shot by either team, Bucknell's Kumah gathered the ball on the left side of the box, and bounced his shot off the inside of the far post into the goal. The unassisted goal at the 108:00 mark was the freshman's third of the season, and his second game-winner in as many games.

“The game was kind of a game of mistakes,” said Bennett. “We managed to claw ourselves back into the game and then, obviously, it was disappointing to loose the way that we lost. I thought we had [Kumah] pinned in the corner, but he managed to wiggle out and put the ball in.”

Flynn started in net for the Golden Eagles, his second start for Marquette this season. In 108:00 minutes, the junior recorded two saves.

Marquette outshot the Bison in every period but the final overtime, totaling a 15-10 advantage. The Golden Eagles also led in shots on goal, recording six to Bucknell's four. Krynski and Kumah led both teams with two shots on goal apiece, while MU senior Michael Greene and BU junior Ross Liberati took three shots each.

The Golden Eagles dominated possession in the first half, taking five shots to Bucknell's three. The best goal scoring opportunity of the frame came in the ninth minute when a Scott Miller header found freshman Ryan Robb at the top of the box, whose shot to the upper left corner of the net forced sophomore goalkeeper Tommy Caso to make one of his five saves of the afternoon.

After halftime, a Marquette handball gave Bucknell head coach Brendan Nash's squad a direct kick from 25 yards out on the left side. Reigning Patriot League Player of the Year and 2009 Hermann Trophy watch list player Conor O'Brien lined up to take the set piece for the Bison, whose shot was saved by Flynn. The Marquette defense held O'Brien, who has recorded 22 points on nine goals and four assists, to just two shots in all 108 minutes of play.

The win was the fifth straight for the Bison, who tallied their second victory over a BIG EAST opponent after Tuesday's match, beating both Marquette and Syracuse. Bucknell improved to 10-3 on the season with the victory.

With the loss, the Golden Eagles fall to 2-7-3 overall. The first all-time meeting against the Patriot League's Bucknell was the sixth overtime game of the season for MU, which has won just won game in extra time this season. The overtime was the first of the season for the Bison.

The Golden Eagles have lost four games by one goal, and are winless this season when allowing two or more goals in a match.

Marquette returns to action Saturday night against Georgetown at 7:05 p.m. at Valley Fields.

“We'll have to bounce back,” Bennett said. “About six o'clock tonight we'll have to start preparing for Georgetown. They are a very good team. For sure, we're going to have to be at our best and perform within our capabilities.”