Eleven days ago Yudai Tashiro sat alone at the end of Creighton’s bench after a 3-1 loss to UC Irvine. His head was in his hand, trying to hide the tears while his arms was wrapped securely to his chest to prevent any movement after the senior midfielder suffered what everyone feared was a season-ending injury when he landed awkwardly on the turf during the second half.
Somehow, some way he was back on the pitch a week later helping his team earn a 1-0 win at Marquette, and on Tuesday night he was sprinting around the north end of Morrison Stadium with his teammates chasing after him after he scored the golden goal in the 106th minute to give the Bluejays a 4-3 double-overtime win over Tulsa.