It was a beautiful late summer day on the 14th of
September. Coming off an overtime loss to PC, we had some work to get done in an
afternoon game verse Lehigh.
With a 1 pm kickoff, we had a rather early pregame meal at
the Ratty. In fact, it was VIP breakfast at the Ratty – BMS only. Normally the
Ratty doesn’t open until 10:30 on Sundays, so we had the Ratty all to ourselves
at 9:30. This was a nice change of pace from the traditionally crowded,
steaming hot Ratty that we have to endure for afternoon meals.
On to the soccer… Filled up on scrambled eggs, cereal, and
bagels it was time to get out on Stevenson. Lehigh entered the game with a 3-1
record, while we were 1-2. The first half lacked headline moments apart from a
goal line save by Jameson Lochhead, who made his first start of the year at
center back. We headed to the locker room still tied 0-0.
After regrouping at half, we came out with a bang. An early
attack led to a throw-in in Lehigh’s defensive third. A long throw into the box
flicked on by Big Ben Maurey was headed back across the box by Louis Zingas and
finally tapped in by Tariq Abu-Akeel.
Lehigh pushed forward after the goal and began playing more
direct. They were able to tie it back up midway through the half when a Lehigh
attacker dribbled and weaved his way into the box to get a shot off.
With just over 10 minutes left to play, Will “Squill” Cross
came to the rescue. Nate Pomeroy dribbled the end line and made a cut back pass
to Will darting into the box. Will scored his first collegiate goal with an
absolute firecracker down off the crossbar and in. With a second goal in hand
and a few key stops from Mitch Kupstas in the net, we held off some last-ditch
Lehigh attacks to hold on for the win.
Next stop: Florida.
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