The Lancaster Bible College Men's Soccer team played their third road United East game in a row on Tuesday night as they faced Penn St. Harrisburg, earning a 1-1 draw. The Chargers move to 5-4-3 overall and 2-1-1 in conference while the Lions move to 4-6-2 overall and 2-0-1 in conference.
How it Happened:
The Chargers survived an early ambush of shots from the Lions as they earned three corner kicks in five minutes, with freshman
Micah Dressler making two saves in goal. Sophomore
Silas Dellaperute fired the Chargers' first shot of the game on goal to force a save, then Harrisburg controlled the next ten minutes of play with three more corners and two more saves from Dressler. Sophomore
Joel Walker had a header shot late in the half that missed wide, bringing the half to a close with neither team finding the scoreboard.
It was Lancaster Bible that struck first in the second half in the 55th minute as senior
Lucas Durkin launched a long pass from behind the midfield line to Dellaperute on the right side, who launched a killer shot across the field into the top left corner of the goal for a score, putting LBC on the board in emphatic fashion to take the lead on the road. Harrisburg had an answer nine minutes later as they forced another save by Dressler, then got a goal to go in in the 64th minute to tie the game up at 1-1. Seniors
Stephen Christner and
Andrew Cox each had shots down the stretch for the Chargers, with Cox's shot on goal coming in the final minute, but neither team could strike again as the teams worked a 1-1 conference draw.
By the Numbers:
- The Lions had 10 shots to the Chargers' five and earned six corner kicks to LBC's one
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Silas Dellaperute buried the Chargers goal in the second half
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Lucas Durkin picked up his first career assist on the goal by Dellaperute
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Micah Dressler made three saves in goal for the Chargers
- Addis Tafese had the Harrisburg goal and Erik Rodriguez made two saves in goal
Information to Know:
The Chargers ended a three game losing streak against Penn St. Harrisburg with the draw and are now 6-16-3 all-time against the Lions and playing their sixth straight game against them away from Lancaster. This is the second time this season the Chargers have played three away games in a row, with three of their final five games being home contests for the rest of the season.
Up Next:
The Chargers are back home on Saturday, October 11 as they host Gallaudet at 12:00 p.m. in Lancaster, Pa.
