CALIFORNIA (Oct. 21) – The Vulcans suffered a 2-1 loss against Seton Hill in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West action at the Phillipsburg Soccer Facility on Wednesday afternoon.
NOTES
• California (3-8-4, 2-5-1) lost both meetings to Seton Hill this year by identical 2-1 scores with the Griffins scoring the game-winning goal in both contests around the 78th minute.
• The Vulcans fell to fifth in the divisional standings following an upset road victory by Slippery Rock against Gannon.
• Seton Hill took a 1-0 lead at the 14:05-mark on a penalty kick by Tomas Gomes.
• The Griffins maintained the lead into halftime after the teams combined for 11 shots with three on goal.
• Cal tied score in the 66th minute when freshman
Ryan Moessner registered his sixth goal of the season off an assist from classmate
Ryan Maloney.
• Moessner is the first freshman with at least six goals in a season since Eli Mitchell scored seven goals in the 2019 campaign.
• The Griffins responded with the game-winning goal by Rafael Santos at the 77:23-mark.
• Seton Hill held a 15-11 shot advantage after attempting 10 shots in the second half.
• The Griffins also held a commanding 9-2 edge in corner kicks.
• Junior
Justin Brink posted six saves while playing all 90 minutes to mark his third-straight game with at least five saves.
NEXT
• Cal returns to action on Saturday, Oct. 24, when it travels to face Lock Haven at 1 p.m.
• The Bald Eagles sit third in the PSAC West standings with 13 points and have tied a staggering nine games overall this year.
