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Tessa Mortensen

Men's Soccer Jason MacBain (@jabain)

Kilwien's 89th-Minute Goal Lands On SportsCenter, Fox Sports 1

FOX SPORTS 1 COVERAGE (Click Photo) | ESPN Coverage (Below)

Preston Kilwien
 recorded the No. 3 play on SportsCenter's Top 10 Plays Thursday evening after he delivered a left-footed shot from 35 yards out into the upper-corner of the net in the 89th minute to give FGCU a 3-2 victory over Princeton, snapping the Tigers' nation-best 10-game unbeaten streak. The play and subsequent celebration with his family was then featured on Fox Sports 1 on Friday afternoon.

Kilwien (Pleasant Hill, Calif./College Park HS/Campolindo HS) – who was making his collegiate debut – received a ball from senior Rodrigo Saravia (Guatemala City, Guatemala/College Internacional Montessori) up the left side of the pitch. From there, with only 75 seconds remaining in regulation, he ripped a shot which was struck perfectly into the upper-90 of the left corner of the frame.

"I had a lot of space on the left side and Rodrigo did a good job of finding me," explained Kilwien, whose parents were in attendance from California and aunt from Texas. "I got the trap and it wasn't the greatest touch, but I just hit it. I didn't really know it was in until I saw it hit the net. It was the greatest moment I've had so far."
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Players Mentioned

Rodrigo Saravia

#6 Rodrigo Saravia

MF
5' 11"
Senior
Preston Kilwien

#14 Preston Kilwien

D
6' 4"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Rodrigo Saravia

#6 Rodrigo Saravia

5' 11"
Senior
MF
Preston Kilwien

#14 Preston Kilwien

6' 4"
Freshman
D