BALTIMORE, MD — The Penn State Berks men's soccer team (2-10-2, 1-3) went on the road to take on Notre Dame of Maryland University (4-3-2, 3-1) on Saturday, October 10 in United East action. Berks fell in the latter parts of the first half and were unable to get back as they dropped their conference contest to the Gators 2-0.
Berks spent much of the first half absorbing Gators pressure, with
Josh Martin making five saves before Arnaud Gerin scored at 25:40 to put the hosts ahead 1-0. Earlier in that stretch, Martin turned away shots in the second, fourth, 14th, 18th and 25th minutes, while the Gators also hit the woodwork at 4:24 and
Rylan Smith recorded the Blue & White's shot in the 12th minute. Berks earned a corner kick at 29:01 after falling behind, but Martin was called on again to save a Gerin shot in the 40th minute. The Gators added a second goal at 40:25 when Athanasios Ziliaskopoulos scored off Tassilo Lehmkuhl's assist, sending the Nittany Lions into halftime trailing 2-0.
Berks held the Gators scoreless in the second half, with
Josh Martin making four saves, but the visitors could not erase the deficit in a 2-0 final. Early in the half, the Nittany Lions earned a corner kick at 50:59 and followed with a
Kristian Kachorov shot, then the Gators were issued a red card at 53:51 during a physical stretch that also included Berks fouls and yellow cards to
Aiden Turner and
Landon Schadt. Martin kept the Blue & White within reach with saves in the 50th, 55th, 80th and 88th minutes. Berks created its clearest late push from 80:46 to 83:44, earning a corner before
Sebastian Rios shot high and
Peter Austin put a shot on goal that Liam Wahlgren Pedersen saved.
Josh Martin recorded 10 saves while playing all 90 minutes in goal.
Alex Snyder put his lone shot on goal. Austin also recorded one shot on goal.
WHO'S NEXT
Up next, Berks continues United East action as they host Penn State Harrisburg on Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 7:30 p.m.
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