SCRANTON, Pa. - The Hood College men's soccer team traveled to Northeast Pennsylvania to take on Marywood University for a mid-week matchup but fell 2-1 to the Pacers.
Inside the Box Score
- Anthony Polio (Germantown, MD/Northwest) scored for the Blazers
- Luke Hammer (North East, MD/North East) added an assist to the Polio goal.
- Nick Humphries (Potomac, MD/Potomac) recorded three saves.
- Hammer also led the Blazers with four shots.
How It Happened
- Hood scored the first goal of the game in the 22nd minute when Hammer sent a through ball down the middle to Polio who finished the one-on-one shot in the bottom left to take the 1-0 lead over Marywood.
- The Pacers answered the Blazer goal with a strike at 43:02 by Chris Salisbury who finished the shot in the lower left side off an assist by Jordan Arroyo-Pattavina to tie the game at one apiece going into the second half.
- The Blazers had many chances to take the lead over Marywood with seven shots in the second half before the Pacers' game-winning goal.
- Richard Fuchs secured the 2-1 victory for the Pacers after receiving a pass from Kyle Falcon off the goal kick by Nico Leibkuchler in the 75th minute.
Analysis
- Hood outshot Marywood 14-12
- Marywood held the advantage 6-3 in corners.
For the Opponent
- Salisbury and Fuchs scored for Marywood.
- Falcon and Liebkuchler both tallied an assist.
- Liebkuchler also recorded five saves in goal.
- Chris Valdes led the team with three shots.
Notes
- Hood falls to 3-4-2 and Marywood advances to 4-5.
Up Next
The Blazers return home on Saturday, Oct. 1 to open Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth play against Alvernia at 7 p.m. on Homecoming Weekend.
