READING, Pa. – Two second half goals and a strong performance by senior goalkeeper Billy Mullen lifted the Albright men's soccer team over Penn State Berks for the first time since 2014 after a contest across town on Sunday afternoon.

The first half of the game remained scoreless and just one minute into the second half, senior Eric Adamo recovered a turnover from the Nittany Lions' defense and put it in the back of the net.  In the 78^th minute, sophomore Yaniv Gonyoe got ahold of the ball in the box, putting Albright up 2-0.  Penn State Berks' Brenden Valverde converted a penalty kick in the 81^st minute to place the Nittany Lions on the board.  Albright improves to a 1-1 record as Penn State Berks falls to 0-2.

In the net for the Lions, Mullen had a career-tying high of 15 saves including a pair of diving saves in the span of six seconds in the 74^th minute.  Berks' goalkeeper Carter Lam had four saves on the day.

The Nittany Lions outshot Albright by a margin of 23-8 and a shot on goal ratio of 16-6.  Albright sophomore Billy Hanratty tallied a team-high four shots and freshman Nate Nguyen paced the Nittany Lions with seven shots.

Albright men's soccer will host New Jersey City University on Tuesday, Sept. 3 at 7 p.m. for their first home game of the season.