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Box Score
ERIE, Pa. (Oct. 20) – Despite battling to a scoreless first half, the Vulcans fell 3-0 at Gannon on Wednesday afternoon in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West action.
With its second-straight loss, the California University of Pennsylvania men’s soccer team falls to 10-5 overall and 2-5 in league play. Meanwhile, Gannon moves to 6-8-2 this year with a 3-3 mark in divisional action. The Golden Knights now have a three-point lead on the Vulcans for third place in the PSAC West standings with less than two weeks left in the regular season.
The two teams combined for 16 shots in the first half with neither team being able to break the scoreless tie in the first half. Gannon managed to tally its first goal in the 66th minute when senior Dan Howell scored off an assist from junior Afrim Latifi. The Golden Knights expanded their lead to 2-0 less than 10 minutes later when Howell scored his second goal of the game and ninth of the season. Freshman Adam Sharbaugh added a late insurance goal in the final minute of the game off a pass from junior Evan Chate.
Junior goalkeepers
Derek Yobbi (South Park, Pa./South Park) and
Charlie Dagnal (Carnegie, Pa./Carlynton) combined to make five saves with Dagnal suffering the loss after allowing the first two goals.
In the loss, Cal U held a 19-15 advantage in shots and a 4-3 edge in corner kicks. The physical game featured a combined 29 fouls and three yellow cards being issued to each team. The Vulcans were without forward
Felipe Souza (Sao Paulo, Brazil/Coleaio Objetivo) – their second-leading scorer – due to yellow cards.
The Vulcans conclude PSAC West play on Saturday, Oct. 24, when they travel to face Lock Haven at 3 p.m. Cal U previously earned a 3-2 overtime win over Lock Haven earlier in the season.