READING, Pa. – The Albright men's soccer team could not overcome three first half goals from Penn State Berks as they fell 3-0 on a rainy Saturday night at Shirk Stadium in non-conference play.

With the loss, the Lions drop to 1-1 on the young season, while the Nittany Lions improve to 1-1. Albright has now lost the last two meetings to Penn State Berks dating back to 2015.

Both offenses started slow before the Nittany Lions finally broke through in the 22^nd minute when Cole Fagley scored in the box off a cross from the right wing. Penn State Berks would add to their lead just over a minute later when Jon Mercier scored off a rebound. The Nittany Lions would then cap off the first half with their third goal in the final seconds when Cole Mays scored from a shot in the box. Penn State Berks finished with a dominant 8-2 shot advantage in the first half over the Lions.

In the second half, Albright would generate some pressure throughout but could not find the back of the net in the rain. However, the Lions did outshoot Penn State Berks 5-1 in the second half.

The Nittany Lions held an overall 9-6 shot advantage behind the first half performance with six of the nine shots hitting the target. Albright had three of their six shots saved.

Sophomore goalkeeper Billy Mullen suffered the loss after surrendering all three first half goals while making three saves in just one half of play. Freshman Brendan Hanratty played the entire second half in net, marking his collegiate debut. Penn State Berks goaltender Gerardo Sosa earned the win after playing just in the first half and made just one save. Jose Aparicio played in the second half for Sosa and made two saves to preserve the shutout.

Albright will return to action on Wednesday, Sept. 6, when they will travel to face Rowan for a 7 p.m. contest.