The Lancaster Bible College men's soccer team started slow on Wednesday in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. and it cost them, as the Chargers lost to Wilkes, 2-0 in non-conference action. The Chargers are now 4-5-2 this season, while Wilkes improved to 6-5.Â
The Big Moments:
-Lancaster Bible starting goalkeeper
Vann Sutphin made three saves for the Chargers in the opening 8:15 of the contest.
-At 17:39, Wilkes' Camry Huff scored his first goal of the season to make it 1-0 in favor of the Colonels...Following the goal, senior
Thiago Naque took over in goal for the Chargers.
-Lancaster Bible recorded its first shot attempt at 26:47, a header by
Brandon Taylor that went wide
-The Chargers had just one shot in the opening 35 minutes of the second half
-Wilkes put the game away at 77:54, as Cole Hefner scored his second goal of the year to double the Colonels lead
-Lancaster Bible had three shots and a corner kick opportunity in the final 9:30 of the game, but could not convert the chances
By the Numbers: Wilkes outshot the Chargers, 14-8, including 7-2 in shots on goal...Wilkes had nine corner kicks, while the Chargers had five...
Chad Tolson and
Ivan Correa had the shots on goal for the Chargers, while
Jared Jordan had a team-high two shots...Sutphin made three saves, while Naque made two.
The Coach Says: "Starting slowly killed us today," Lancaster Bible Head Coach
Tom Ardt said. "It took 30 minutes before we started playing and we had already giving up a goal by then. With a big weekend ahead, we'll need to take strides as far as mental toughness goes tomorrow and Friday."
Information Hodge Podge: This was the first meeting between the two schools...Lancaster Bible has been kept off the scoreboard in five games this season...The Chargers were shutout five times all of last season and have been blanked five times in 11 games this season...Lancaster Bible is 1-3-1 away from Charger Field this season.
Up Next: Lancaster Bible returns to North Eastern Athletic Conference play this weekend, as the Chargers face Wells on Saturday in Aurora, N.Y. and then take on Penn College in Williamsport, Pa. on Sunday.