Box Score
WEST CHESTER, Pa. – West Chester University dropped a 2-1 PSAC men’s soccer match to visiting Lock Haven in a game that was called with three minutes remaining due to weather in the area.
West Chester (1-2-0, 0-1-0 PSAC) seemed to have some momentum going its way when lightning in the vicinity of Farrell Stadium Wednesday afternoon forced the game to be delayed with 3:19 remaining and Lock Haven (2-0-0, 1-0-0 PSAC) holding the lead. NCAA rules indicate that a game, which has been delayed, cannot re-start more than three-hours after it originally began – in this case 2 p.m. NCAA rules also indicate there is a mandatory 30-minute delay from the last lightning strike in a weather delay before an all-clear can be declared and play can resume. The last lightning strike in the delay happened at 4:35 p.m.
The Golden Rams held a 15-7 advantage in shots and a 9-8 advantage in corner kick opportunities, but could not get the equalizer when it mattered most. West Chester hit two posts and one crossbar during the contest.
Lock Haven’s Greg Shertzer opened the scoring on a penalty kick when he was taken down in the box by a Rams defender in the 27th minute. West Chester’s Jake Maxwell evened the score when he scored on a rebound four minutes later. It was his team-leading third tally of the game.
However, Mark Tattersall tapped home a gimmie on the far post after teammate Paul Brungard sent a pass from the end line across the goal mouth to the unmarked defender, who was hanging on the far side.
West Chester goalkeeper Kevin Marron (1-2) made one save in the loss while Lock Haven’s Chad Badorf (2-0) was credited with three stops.
West Chester will be back in action on Saturday, Sept. 10 at Slippery Rock in a game that was moved up one hour to 11 a.m. and moved inside the football stadium due to the heavy rain that has soaked the state of Pennsylvania all week long.
