The Shippensburg University men’s soccer team traveled to Bloomsburg on Wednesday night for a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) matchup against the Huskies.
The Raiders were not able to hold on to their two-goal lead in the second half and lost to the Huskies 4-3.
The Huskies got on the board first in the 13th minute when Patrick Walsh scored to give the Huskies an early 1-0 lead.
The Raiders responded two minutes later when Chase Estes scored his second goal of the season. The goal tied the game at one. In the 31st minute, BU’s Anthony Schlee was awarded a penalty kick after he was fouled by a Raider defender.
Schlee scored on the penalty kick opportunity and gave the Huskies the lead 2-1. However, the Raiders would tie the game in the 39th minute when Ashton Davies scored on a penalty kick goal, knotting the score at 2-2.
In the 57th minute, the Raiders extended the lead when Harry Kershaw scored, which stretched the Raider lead to 3-2.
The Huskies began to comeback in the 60th minute when Stephen Hollis scored to tie the game at three. Three minutes later the Huskies struck again when Walsh scored his second goal of the game, creating the final 4-3 scoring margin.
The Raiders dropped their fourth game of the season and fell to 2-4-2 on the year. The Raiders have not won a game against a team from the PSAC, dropping to an 0-4-2 conference record.
The Raiders will travel to Chestnut Hill University on Monday to play the Griffins.
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