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Men's Soccer Matthew Kifer, Sports Information Director

Cal U battles to tie with Seton Hill, 2-2

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CALIFORNIA (Oct. 10) – The No. 8 California University of Pennsylvania men's soccer team scored a pair of goals in less than two minutes in the second half on Monday night before claiming a 2-2 double-overtime tie against Seton Hill in non-conference play at the new Soccer Facility.

With the tie, the Vulcans move to 9-1-4 overall behind a 5-1-1 mark at home. Meanwhile, the Griffins move to 4-8-1 this season.

After a scoreless first period, the two teams combined to score all four goals in a span of only 11-plus minutes in the second period. Seton Hill took a 1-0 lead in the 47th minute when sophomore Matt Luchetti scored on a feed from senior Jordan Eddens after a Luchetti corner kick. The Vulcans evened the score at the 54:49-mark with a header by sophomore Christopher Karns (Mars, Pa./Mars) off passes from freshman Brad Colvin (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) and senior Edin Sabic (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep). Cal U broke the tie less than two minutes later when sophomore Scott Campbell (Erie, Pa./Harbor Creek) scored on a header following a feed from Sabic and Karns in the 57th minute, 2-1. The lead lasted only 90 seconds, as Griffins' freshman Andrew Starcevic scored his team-leading eighth goal of the year with an assist from senior Mike Belsito to tie the game at 2-2 at the 57:21-mark.

Cal U appeared to have earned the win in the first overtime before the apparent game-winning goal was waived off due to an offside call. The Vulcans had another good scoring opportunity in the 104th minute before the Seton Hill goalie made the save on a shot attempt by Karns.

Redshirt senior goalkeeper Charlie Dagnal (Carnegie, Pa./Carlynton) finished with two saves on Monday night, while Seton Hill's Jon DeLuca tallied fives saves in 110 minutes of action.

The Vulcans out-shot the Griffins by a sizeable 19-8 margin, including a 3-1 advantage in the overtime periods. Cal U also posted a 14-4 edge in corner kicks behind an impressive seven corner kicks in the second period.

Cal U continues non-conference play this weekend when it travels to Vienna, W.Va., on Saturday, Oct. 15, to face Ohio Valley at 1 p.m. Last year, the Vulcans posted a 3-0 victory after three different players scored a goal against the Fighting Scots.

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