Penn St.-Harrisburg 2, Lebanon Valley 1 (2OT)
LVC Starters
Avery (GK), Dal, Katshir, Alexander, Freeman, Gibbons, Detweiler, Hanosek, Mehl, Prince, McHale
Harrisburg Starters
Hoover (GK), Little, Weaver, Hoover, Panuccio, Vilga, Majin, Elnahrawy, West, Morgan, Rezkalla
How It Happened
MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – Penn State - Harrisburg tied the match at 1-1 in the 86th minute and scored in the 114th minute of the second overtime to edge out Lebanon Valley 2-1 in non-conference men's soccer action on Saturday. The Dutchmen suffered their first loss of the season and now sit at 3-1, while the Lions improved to 3-2.
With about four and a half minutes remaining in the second and LVC up 1-0, Harrisburg's Victor Weaver sent a pass to Manny Little who beat
Cam Avery to tie the game late, eventually sending it into overtime. After each team failed to light up the scoreboard in the first overtime, the Lions' Justin Elnahrawy netted his second of the year to give Harrisburg the heartbreaking come-from-behind victory over the Dutchmen.
LVC's
Alex Detweiler scored the Dutchmen's lone goal in the 18th minute of the first half, an unassisted tally.
Inside the Numbers
- Harrisburg held the slight edge in shots at 12-10 and shots on goal at 8-5.
- Avery (3-1) made six stops in the match for LVC.
- The Lions held a slight edge in corner kicks at 4-3.
Who's Next?
The Dutchmen return to the friendly confines on Herbert Field this Wednesday as they welcome Susquehanna to the pitch for a 4 p.m. match.
