Beaver loses 3-2 to Wilkes-Barre

By: Haley Paul

Lehman, PA - Beaver falls short of Penn State Wilkes-Barre.

For their second game of the season the men's soccer team traveled to Lehman to take on Penn State Wilkes-Barre.

For the game opener, freshman Alex Rectenwald (Pittsburgh, PA/Chartiers Valley) scored at the 16:39 mark on a penalty kick. Wilkes-Barre answered back in about 4 minutes to tie the game. That is, until senior Lamont Wright (Pittsburgh, PA/Penn Hills) gave Beaver back the lead with a stellar header on a corner kick offered by sophomore Logan Ridgley (Fombell, PA/Riverside).  

With Beaver up in 2-1 in the first half with just over 30 minutes played, Wilkes-Barre retaliated just before the half to make it 2-2.

The second half was scoreless as both teams stepped up their game on defense sending the game into overtime. It didn't take Wilkes-Barre long to hit the game winner, winning by a heart breaking score of 3-2.

Despite the loss, freshman Samuel Sharpless (Conway, PA/ Freedom) was in goal facing 13 shots making 10 saves in the match.

The Lions' are hosting Point Park University on Monday, September 14th, game time is 4 p.m.