The Lancaster Bible College Men's Soccer team traveled to Grantham, Pa. on Monday night to take on Messiah, losing by a score of 5-0. The Chargers move to 3-3-1 overall while the Falcons improve to 2-5-1 overall.
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How it Happened:
Messiah had the first few shots early on as freshman
Micah Dressler made a save in goal, then senior
Ben Nolt fired a shot for the Chargers that missed high. The Falcons struck in the 17th minute to score the opening goal of the game, then again in the 23rd minute to build a multi-goal lead halfway through the first half. Both teams had a few shots to end the half as senior
Andrew Cox and junior
Zach Coryell were both high and blocked, leading to a 2-0 halftime score.
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Dressler made another save for the Chargers, but Messiah added another goal seven minutes into the second half for a 3-0 lead. Senior
Matthew Eufemia had a shot on goal that forced a Falcons save, but that was it for the Chargers as Messiah added two more goals in the final six minutes of play to secure a 5-0 victory.
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By the Numbers:
- The Falcons dominated in shots 27-5 and had four corner kicks to the Chargers' one
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Andrew Cox had a team-high two shots for the Chargers
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Matthew Eufemia had the lone shot on goal for Lancaster Bible
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Micah Dressler tied a season-high with eight saves in goal
- Davis Pagett had a team-high two goals for the Falcons
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Information to Know:
The Chargers are now 0-3 all-time against Messiah and are scoreless in back-to-back games against the Falcons.
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Up Next:
The Chargers have one more road contest this week as they travel to face Albright on Wednesday, September 24 at 7:00 p.m. in Reading, Pa.
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