The Middlebury men's soccer team was edged by Williams 2-1 in double overtime on Wednesday afternoon in NESCAC action. Zach Grady worked around the back of the Middlebury defense to meet a cross giving the Ephs a 2-1 home victory. With the win, Williams improve to 4-3-1 overall and 3-2-0 in the NESCAC, while Middlebury falls to 5-2-1 and 2-2-1 in the conference. The Panthers return to the pitch on Saturday when they host Tufts at 2:30.

An awkward clearance attempt from the Ephs' Brandon Dory ricocheted off a Middlebury forward before bouncing off Brandon Dory's elbow, giving the Panthers a penalty kick. Noah Goss-Woliner stepped up to the dot as Williams' goalie Bobby Schneiderman guessed correctly on Goss-Woliner's attempt to his right, but the powerful strike found the back of the net at 6:57.

In the 17th minute, Grady found Luke Pierce with an arching free kick, only to have Pierce inadvertently play the ball with his hand and negate the scoring chance. Moments later, J.C. Bahr-de Stefano snuck behind the Middlebury backline and received a second-chance cross from Andrés Burbank-Crump following one of the Ephs' nine corners. Bahr-de Stefano couldn't fully corral the bounding ball resulting in a goal kick.

In the 34th minute, the Ephs tied the match when Geoff Danilack headed Grady's back-post corner on goal, forcing Middlebury goalie Greg Sydor to make a difficult save as he fell to the ground. Danilack punched home the rebound for his first career goal.

Each team had chances to take the lead to break the deadlock. With just over 10 minutes to play in regulation, Harper Williams' cross drew Schneiderman off his line to punch the ball to the edge of the 18, where Goss-Woliner was waiting for it. Schneiderman regained his footing just in time to deny Goss-Woliner's quick shot before Michael Madding finally launched the ball out of danger.

Both teams had scoring chances in the initial extra session before Grady put home the winner early in the second overtime.

Schneiderman was credited with four saves in goal for Williams, while Sydor tied a season-high total with seven stops.

Williams held a 19-7 advantage in shots and a 9-1 edge in corner kicks.