Shippensburg men’s soccer added a draw and a loss to their record this week, tying No. 19 Bloomsburg 0-0 on Wednesday before falling to East Stroudsburg 4-2 Saturday. The team now sits at 3-5-2 on the year.
Wednesday’ home contest saw SU threaten early, with its best scoring chance just three minutes into the game. Senior Luke Kramer made a perfect pass to sophomore Kyle Ganley, but Ganley was fouled, resulting in a yellow card on the Huskies. It paid off for Bloomsburg, as SU’s shot on the following free kick went wide.
Bloomsburg’s best chance came from an SU miscommunication on defense, but the Huskies’ Owen Hollobaugh sent a wide-open 30-yard shot wide.
Redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Jack McCann made nine saves for SU, a career high. The Raiders were outshot 15-7 and could only muster one shot on goal. The teams combined for six yellow cards in a physical matchup.
Shippensburg took on East Stroudsburg Saturday, with junior Cam Henry scoring in the first half.
SU added one in the second half thanks to redshirt junior Darius Bamfo scoring off an assist from senior Ethan Paulukow, but it was not enough.
East Stroudsburg scored three goals in the first half, ensuring a comfortable win. As of writing, full statistics for the match were not yet available.
Shippensburg will return home this Saturday to take on West Chester. The match will begin at 2 p.m. at David See Field.
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