WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – First-half scores from sophomore
Kalu Ume (Laurel, Md./Laurel) and freshman
Kellen Krebs (Pittsburgh, Pa./Seton-LA Salle) lifted the Lycoming College men's soccer team to a 2-0 MAC Commonwealth victory over Albright College on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 22, at UPMC Field.
The Warriors (9-6 overall, 3-2 MAC Commonwealth) struck first in the sixth minute when sophomore
Tajhon Willis (Edgewood, Md./Joppatowne) sent a corner kick into the box that was redirected by a defender - right to Ume - who sent a header over the keeper's outstretched hand for his third goal of the year.
The Warriors extended their lead to two with 27 seconds remaining in the first half. Freshman
Mason Novobilski (Lewisburg, Pa./Mifflinburg Area) led freshman
Drew Johnson (Landisville, Pa./Hempfield) into the right corner with a throw-in and Johnson created enough space to cross the ball to Krebs, who sent a bullet into the upper-left 90 for his second goal of the year.
The Warriors outshot the Lions (5-11 overall, 0-5 MAC Commonwealth), 20-7, and took a season-high 15 corner kicks.
Ume led the Warriors with four shots with sophomore
Colin Wieand (Elizabethtown, Pa./Elizabethtown Area) and Willis each taking two.
Sophomore
Zack Donoway (Newark, Md./Snow Hill) made a save in his fourth win of the year and Billy Mullen made five stops for the Lions.
The Warriors are back in action on Saturday, Oct. 26 at 4 p.m., when they head to Alvernia University for a MAC Commonwealth game.
Gallery: (10/22/2019) Men's Soccer vs. Albright