Garden City, N.Y.- The Georgetown University men's soccer squad went on the road to open the 2009 season and came away with a scoreless tie in double overtime against the Adelphi University Panthers (0-0-1) on Tuesday evening.  The Hoyas controlled the tempo of the game, but couldn't capitalize on opportunities to get the 0-0 tie and to move to 0-0-1 on the season.

"We got behind them a bunch tonight and had a lot of very good opportunities," said Georgetown Head Coach Brian Wiese.  "Their keeper came up with some big saves.  We created a lot but we didn't capitalize on opportunities."

The Hoyas controlled the pace from the opening minutes Seth C'deBaca (Albuquerque, N.M./Sandia Prep) and Jose Colchao (Fairfax, Va./Lake Braddock Secondary School) had a number of solid looks at the goal.  Meanwhile, the back four allowed just three Panther shots in the first half with keeper Matthew Brutto (Warrington, Pa./Central Bucks South) being forced to save only one ball.

Senior Scott Larrabee (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif./Loyola High School of Los Angeles) had a chance in the 39th minute but it was blocked as the squads went into the locker room scoreless.

"We're working on putting the right pieces together," said Wiese.  "The back four looked much better tonight, they seemed more comfortable playing together.  They made sure Matty (Brutto) wasn't asked to make a great save which is a testament to them."

A Panther shot hit the crossbar early in the second and minutes later C'deBaca had a golden opportunity that went wide.  This would be a majority of the action in the half as the defensive battle forced two extra periods.

In the second overtime period, Colchao got behind the defense on a breakaway with a chance to win the game, but keeper Thorne Holder came up with a huge save to make the final 0-0.

"We played well and really ran the game," said Wiese.  "The stats are deceiving because we controlled 95 minutes of a 110-minute game.  We managed to get behind the defense but we just couldn't finish."

Georgetown managed 10 shot attempts to Adelphi's 14 but took three more corner kicks.  Brutto finished with five saves in the net.

The Hoyas will now gear up for their home-opening weekend against two nationally-ranked opponents.  On Friday, GU will host No. 8 Cal at 4 p.m., at North Kehoe Field.  Georgetown will be back in action on Sunday in a soccer doubleheader.  The women will face Santa Clara at 11 a.m., while the men will take on No. 19 UCLA at 2:30 p.m.  All three games will feature live stats and be available via a webcast at www.GUHoyas.com.

"The guys competed very hard, season openers are never easy on the road but we got a result.  The team feels like it should have won but we came away with a lot of positives," said Wiese.  "Friday will be a totally different game and we'll have to play some of our best soccer of the season to get a result against a great team."