FREDERICK, Md.--Juniata College (4-1) scored early in the second half Sunday afternoon to edge past the Hood College men's soccer team (2-2), 1-0, at Thomas Athletic Field.

After falling to the Eagles last October, 2-0, the Blazers came out strong in an attempt to exact their revenge by outshooting the Eagles 8-5 in the first period.
 
Neither team controlled play in the first half, as fouls continued to thwart Hood's pressure on the Juniata goalkeeper, senior Joe Kohler. The Blazers almost caught a break in the 25th minute as junior Chris Mendez broke away and made Kohler come out of the box. A miscue by Kohler put the ball in front of junior Doug Raftery, looking at an open net just outside the 18. Raftery's placement was not enough as Kohler recovered at the last moment and knocked the ball away for arguably the biggest save of the game. Kohler tallied four saves in the first 45 minutes while Blazer goalie, sophomore Will Lane, saved two as the half ended in a scoreless tie.
 
Within just minutes of the second period, a Hood foul gave Juniata senior Noah Bowers a direct kick along the oustide of the box. His shot was blocked by a Blazer defender. Eagles' junior midfielder Luke Waddell received the deflection and found the back of the net with what proved to be the game-winning goal at the 47:53 mark.
 
The Eagles maintained momentum after the goal and outshot the Blazers 9-4 in the second period and held the advantage in corner kicks, 8-0. Hood nearly had a chance to net the equalizer on another direct kick opportunity in the 57th minute but first-year Eric Diehl's attempt hit the post.
 
Lane finished the game with four saves while Kohler finished with five stops.

Hood will host No. 20 Salisbury University Wednesday in its first conference matchup of the season.