GREENVILLE, Pa. – The Thiel College men's soccer team wrapped up non-conference play with a 2-1 loss to the Heidelberg Student Princes Sunday afternoon at Alumni Stadium.
Thiel broke the deadlock through senior
AJ Trobek (Hubbard, Ohio/Hubbard), who put the ball into the net after senior
Evan Young (Suitland, Md./Henry E. Lackey) played the ball across the box.
Heidelberg equalized through a Thiel own goal to go into halftime tied 1-1.
Inigo Focinos gave the Student Princes the lead for good in the 62
nd minute off of a pass from Hussein Faraj.
The Tomcats outshot the Student Princes 21-9, including 9-6 shots on goal.
The Tomcats were led by Trobek who recorded seven shots, including two on target and a goal. Young recorded four shots, including two on goal and an assist.
Grant Becker (North Olmsted, Ohio/North Olmsted),
Trey Grazier (Pittsburgh, Pa./Shaler) and
Logan Smith (Girard, Pa./Girard) all recorded one shot on goal apiece.
The Student Princes were led by Focinos who recorded a goal. Faraj recorded two shots on goal and an assist.
Freshman goalkeeper
Bryce Stefanowicz (Greenville, Pa./Greenville) earned his first collegiate start, and recorded five saves for the Tomcats.
In goal for Heidelberg, Bradshaw Uhlmann recorded eight saves.
The Tomcats will open up Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) play Wednesday at home against Washington and Jefferson. The conference game is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.