Shippensburg University’s men soccer team lost a close and heated matchup against PSAC opponent Slippery Rock, 2-1, on Saturday.
The game was very physical and featured a total of nine cards, including two red cards that disqualified a player from each team.
Slippery Rock (4-3-0) opened the scoring at the 8:55 mark on a goal by forward Stephen Donnelly. However, Shippensburg was able to recover when defender Gregg Whitcomb scored his first goal of the season to pull the score to even at the 38:36 mark.
Yet the lead wouldn’t hold, as Slippery Rock forward Peter Boylan tallied the game-winner at the 55:00 mark, and The Rock never gave up the 2-1 lead. Despite being down a player for a majority of the second half, Slippery Rock was able to keep Shippensburg at bay. The frustration finally boiled over in the 85th minute, when Whitcomb received a red card and was disqualified from the game.
Overall, Slippery Rock led the game in shots, 10-7, but the game was very even, as both goalies were able to make four saves to keep their team in the game.
Shippensburg (3-3-1) lost its first game in PSAC play, and will look to rebound on Friday at 3:30 p.m. against another PSAC opponent, Mercyhurst.
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