After a slow start, Shippensburg University’s men’s soccer team pushed forward with an impressive second half, only to fall short to its PSAC opponent, Mercyhurst, during Friday afternoon’s match.
Sophomore David Kats, scored twice for the Raiders, giving him his first two collegiate goals. The first was scored during the 73:00 minute mark when senior Fred Lucas delivered a shot into the box off of a free kick, and Kats deflected it past the goalkeeper. The second goal came during the 89:00 minute mark in which freshman Cole Arnold launched the ball into the box on a throw-in, Robert Furfaro made an acrobatic bicycle pass into traffic, where Katz then buried the rebound, pulling the Raiders within one with just minutes to play.
Evan Raimist, sophomore, totaled eight saves and made several impressive stops to keep the Raiders competitive in the match.
Mercyhurst opened the scoring in the fourth minute off of a free kick. The Lakers tallied two more goals by the end of the half and were up 3-0 in the game, and had a 16-0 shot advantage against the Raiders.
The late surge was ultimately not enough, and the Raiders fell to a record of 3-4-1, and a PSAC record of 1-2.
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