MEADVILLE, Pa. (Oct. 21) – The Thiel College men's soccer team fell to Allegheny, 3-1, Wednesday night in a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) match-up at the Robertson Athletic Complex.
The Tomcats moved to 4-10-2 overall and 1-7-2 in PAC play, while the Gators improved to 9-6-1 overall and 6-2-1 in conference action.
Allegheny struck first in the 11th minute before adding goals in the 18th and 20th minutes to take a 3-0 lead into halftime.
Thiel responded in the second half when Mitchell Strauss (Bradford, Pa./Bradford Area) scored in the 66th minute, recording his sixth goal of the season. The Tomcats were unable to close the gap further as Allegheny held on for the 3-1 win.
Strauss led Thiel with two shots on goal, while Steven Villaneuva (Manassas, Va./Brentsville District) recorded three shots. Bryce Bobich (Plum, Pa./Plum) and Peyton Kushon (Pittsburgh, Pa./Deer Lakes) also added a shot on net. Dylan Budziak (Mentor, Ohio/Mentor) finished with four saves in goal.
The Blue and Gold are back in action on Saturday, Oct. 24 when they travel to Saint Francis for a 1 p.m. start time.
