WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Senior
Joey Francis (Camp Hill, Pa./Cedar Cliff) notched the game-winner in the 55
th minute, cleaning up a scrum in the middle of the net, to push the Lycoming College men's soccer team to a 2-1 MAC Freedom win over Wilkes University on Wednesday, Oct. 5, at UPMC Field.
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First-year
Keller Chamovitz (Sewickly, Pa./Quaker Valley) put the Warriors (6-2-4 overall, 2-0 MAC Freedom) on the board first at 12:27 in the first half, heading the ball into the upper 90 off a free kick from junior
Dylan Sloan (Essex, Md./Archbishop Curley).
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A corner kick taken by junior
Reuban Devaney (Nottingham, Md./Concordia Prep) set up Francis' game-winner, as junior
Christian Barnes (Baltimore, Md./Friends School of Baltimore) made contact at the left goal post with a header pass to Francis on the other side, giving Lycoming the lead after Wilkes' Colin Schulmeister tied the game at one at three minutes prior.
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Junior goalkeeper
Nick Wilke (Mercerville, N.J./Notre Dame) finished the night with four saves. Zach Tone also had four for the Colonels (4-6-1 overall, 1-1 MAC Freedom).
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The Warriors return to the field on Saturday, Oct. 8, when they face Arcadia University in MAC Freedom action at 2:30 p.m. in Glenside, Pa.
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