CALIFORNIA (Oct. 27) – Despite being tied at halftime, the California University of Pennsylvania men's soccer team suffered a 2-0 loss against Lock Haven on Senior Day in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) play on Saturday afternoon at the Phillipsburg Soccer Facility.
 
With the loss, the Vulcans finish the season at 3-9-4 overall and 1-9-1 in league action. Cal U fails to qualify for the PSAC Tournament for a consecutive year. Meanwhile, the Bald Eagles improve to 7-7-3 overall with a 4-5-2 mark in conference play.
 
Lock Haven posted two shots and a corner kick in the opening five-plus minutes of the first half before Cal U missed a pair of shots wide left of the net. At the 25:03-mark, senior goalkeeper Lucas Exner (Horstmar, Germany/Pascal-Gymnasium) recorded a diving save on a header before tallying another save less than 30 seconds later. The Vulcan defense was able to clear those scoring chances and notched a corner kick in the 29th minute. In the closing minutes of the first half, Exner tallied two more saves in under a minute before both teams went into the break tied at 0-0.
 
The Bald Eagles recorded five shots in the initial 12-plus minutes of the second half with Exner posting two saves. At the 60:33-mark, senior Austin Fisher (Carnegie, Pa./Chartiers Valley) entered the match for Exner in his final match with the program. Lock Haven took a 1-0 lead in the 62nd minute when a ball played through by Shane Colegrove was scored by Steven Schankweiler. After a corner kick from Cal U, the Bald Eagles answered with a counter attack and Schankweiler tallied his second goal of the contest in the 66th minute on an assist from Reggie Holt to extend the lead to 2-0. Junior Marcos Garcia, Jr. (New Oxford, Pa./New Oxford) nearly scored in the 68:46-mark off a corner kick before his shot sailed high of the net. The Vulcans managed four shots over the final 12 minutes, but were unable to score.
 
Exner finished the match with seven saves in 60:33 minutes of action and finished his career ranked second in school history with 4,865:43 minutes played. He also concluded his career with 280 saves which sits second at Cal U. Fisher played the final 29-plus minutes of the contest and registered three saves.
 
Lock Haven held a 19-8 shot advantage, including 11 shots in the second half, and also posted an 8-4 edge in corner kicks.