Men's soccer season ends in upset
BY LOGAN ZUGAY
INTRAMURAL ASSISTANT
LXZSOI6@PSU.EDU
Friday, Nov. 7 was a sunny,
warm, perfect day for soccer
when the Harrisburg men's
soccer team hosted an NEAC
playoff quarterfinal match-up
with SUNY Cobelskill. The
weather couldn't have been any
more cooperative for the Lions.
Too bad the opposition couldn't
be.
Intramural flag football championship
The No. 4 PSH squad was mildly
upset 3-0 by the No. 5 Fighting
Tigers, ending the men's season.
"It's really hard to swallow, you
know?" said sophomore Captain
Eli Saenz. "We were higher in the
rankings and we prepared well
for this game. We felt confident.
You gotta hand it to them; they
came out and played flawlessly."
Flawless may not give enough
credit to the visitors.
The game seemed as if it could
go either way until Cobelskill
broke the tie a little more than
midway through the first half.
With a rip from the left side
of the box, the strike cleared
outstretched Goalkeeper Toan
Ngo and the ball landed in the
back of the net.
Sophomore Nick Slatt saw a
change in momentum.
"They just seemed to play
more confidently than they were
before," Slat stated. "They kept
playing to win instead of playing
not to lose. Give them credit for
From that point on, ball control
was an issue for the Lions. A
few quick strike attacks ending
fruitlessly and a stifling Tiger
defense kept the ball cradled in
the PSH zone. Cobelskill went on
and notch a second goal midway
through the second and add
another goal late to make it 3-0.
With time slipping away, lead
was just too much to overcome
for the young Lions.
Photos by DIANA LE / The Capital Times
Men's soccer
players honored
NEAC FIRST TEAM
ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
NEAC SECOND TiEi
ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
Photos courtesy of Penn State
Harrisburg Intercollegiate
Athletics Department