MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – The men's soccer team fell to Penn State Harrisburg on the road Saturday afternoon by a score of 3-0.
With the loss, Albright falls to 1-4-1 on the young season while PSU Harrisburg improves to 2-2-1 on the year.
The Lions netminder
Austin Aldinger, made a total of six saves in the game taking the loss in 90 minutes of play. Brandon Hoover of Penn State Harrisburg stopped one shot on net.
The first goal of the game came in the 17
th minute off of the foot of PSU Harrisburg's Matthew Vaz as Victor Medina earned the assist.
Going into halftime, Penn State Harrisburg claimed a 1-0 lead. In the first stanza, Albright was outshot 5-2.
Albright did what they could to get their offense into high gear in the second half but was only able to put two shots together. PSU Harrisburg continued to keep the ball on the offensive end adding ten shots in the second frame.
PSU Harrisburg scored two more goals in the second stanza at the 45
th and 48
th minute mark.
Albright's
Andrew Sussingham led the team with two shots and placing one shot on goal.
For corner kicks, Albright held the edge in that factor, 6-3 with four of those coming in the second half. PSU Harrisburg mustered a total of 15 shots compared to Albright's four.
Up next, Albright welcomes Cabrini to Shirk Stadium on Wednesday (Sept. 23) for a 7 p.m. match.