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WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Senior Charlie Vess (Lexington Park, Md./Great Mills) scored twice in the second half to lift the Lycoming College men’s soccer team to a 3-1 home-opening come-from-behind win over Keystone in non-conference action at the Shangraw Athletic Complex on Tuesday, Sept. 11.
 
After a breakaway attempt by Vess was rejected in the first minute of the second half, he got the Warriors (2-1 overall) the lead in the 62^nd minute when sophomore Luke Klingler (Bloomsburg, Pa./Bloomsburg) found him streaking on the left side and Vess delivered a strike into the left corner.
 
He added a penalty kick goal in the 89^th minute to seal the win after a Keystone (2-3 overall) handball in the box.
 
The Giants got on the board first, scoring in the seventh minute after a hard foul in the box led to a penalty kick goal from Jake Younie. However, the Warriors controlled tempo for much of the rest of the half, and in the 24^th minute, Klinger found senior Pat Marion (Stevens, Pa./Cocalico), who headed the equalizer into the right corner.
 
Senior James Quinn (Buffalo, N.Y./Kenmore East) earned the win in net after making five saves and allowing one goal in 75 minutes. Sophomore Connor Keenan (Exton, Pa./Downingtown East) made one stop in the last 15 minutes.
 
Dany O’Rourke made four stops for the Giants, allowing three goals.
 
The win helped the Warriors improve to 5-1-2 all-time in home openers on the artificial turf at the Shangraw Athletic Complex and 35-20-3 all-time in home openers.
 
The Warriors get back on the field on Saturday, Sept. 15, when they head to Geneva for a 7 p.m. non-conference match.