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Bill Wood
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Winner Penn St. Harrisburg PSH (2-5-1, 1-0-0)
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St. Mary's (MD) SMCM (3-7-0, 0-2-0)
Winner
Penn St. Harrisburg PSH
(2-5-1, 1-0-0)
4
Final
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St. Mary's (MD) SMCM
(3-7-0, 0-2-0)
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Penn St. Harrisburg PSH 1 3 4
St. Mary's (MD) SMCM 2 0 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Nairem Moran '99

St. Mary’s College Men’s Soccer Doubled Up by Penn State Harrisburg

ST. MARY'S CITY, Md. – Forwards Nick Haney (Chesapeake Beach, Md./Northern) and Tanner Bruce (Owings, Md./Northern) each scored for the St. Mary's College of Maryland men's soccer team Tuesday night (Sept. 29). However, St. Mary's College (3-7, 0-2 UEC) gave up a 2-1 halftime lead and dropped a 4-2 United East Conference decision to Penn State Harrisburg (3-5-1, 2-0-0 UEC).
 
How It Happened
  • Penn State Harrisburg drew first blood in the 10th minute when Josiah Shamberger found the top left corner off a one-hop pass from Ariel Garcia.
  • Haney tied the contest at 1-1 in the 27th minute with an unassisted goal, dribbling past two Lion defenders before taking a shot from the end line that skidded off the near post into the far-right corner.
  • Three minutes before halftime, the Seahawks claimed a 2-1 lead when senior forward Franco Reyes (Silver Spring, Md./Montgomery Blair) sent in a cross from the left side and Bruce ran onto it, finding the left side of the goal.
  • Harrisburg quickly knotted the game at 2-all at the start of the second half as Addis Tafese spun around and located the lower right corner in the 48th minute.
  • The Lions put the game away with two goals in a span of 87 seconds to boast a 4-2 advantage with 25 minutes to go in the game.
  • SMCM continued to generate quality scoring opportunities throughout the second half, but the team was unable to capitalize on those chances.
 
Inside the Box Score
  • St. Mary's College edged the Lions, 19-16 in shots, including a 9-7 margin in shots on goal.
  • The Seahawks garnered a 7-4 advantage in corner kicks as well.
 
St. Mary's College
  • Junior midfielder Zach Blaum (Mechanicsville, Va./Atlee) paced SMCM with five shots, including two on target, while Haney now leads the squad with six goals.
  • Senior Jordon Eckman (Fallston, Md./Loyola Blakefield) made three stops in the team's fifth straight loss.
 
Penn State Harrisburg
  • Shamberger led the Lions with two goals on three shots.
  • Shamberger, Tafese and Kristopher Lage all took three shots each.
  • Jimmy Shensky picked up seven saves in Harrisburg's third straight win.
  • Harrisburg earns its first win over St. Mary's College since a 4-0 loss on Oct. 29, 2022.
 
Up Next for the Seahawks
  • Oct. 3 vs. Keystone (4-5-1, 2-0-0 UEC) – St. Mary's City, Md. (JLR Stadium) – 2 pm
 
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