Oklahoma City Energy Goalkeeper CJ Cochran made back-to-back penalty kick saves, then went to the offense and scored the game-winning penalty kick Wednesday night in a match in Clinton, Miss. His efforts propel OKC Energy FC into the third round of the 103rd annual U.S. Open Cup play on June 1 vs. the NASL's Rayo FC.
Cochran (Georgia State '14) is playing goal with the OKC Energy in the United Soccer League (USL), a 29-member professional league in the U.S. and Canada. That regular season runs from early March to late September. The 6-foot-4 keeper moved up to the USL after playing 2015 with the Atlanta Silverbacks.
The U.S. Open is competition between the 91 professional clubs from the MLS, NASL and USL in a knock-out challenge format.
Cochran, from Alpharetta High School in metro Atlanta, played four years for Georgia State, setting the school record for lowest goals allowed average, while earning multiple conference honors.
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