CHAMBERSBURG, PA — The Penn State Berks men's soccer team (2-12-2, 1-5-0) competed in United East action, where the Nittany Lions fell to Wilson (2-9-2, 2-4-0) 2-0 on Saturday, October 18.
The Nittany Lions created repeated chances in the first half but went into halftime trailing the Phoenix 2-0 after goals in the 10th and 29th minutes. The visitors opened with early pressure, earning a corner in the second minute and getting shots from
Rylan Smith,
Gavin Dai and
Marcus Henderson before the Phoenix scored at 9:24. Berks continued to press after the first goal, with Smith hitting the woodwork,
Terridine Grant adding multiple attempts and
Isaac Jones taking two shots off the bench.
Josh Martin made two saves in the half, while the Blue & White forced five saves from Gerson Navarro and earned four corners, but Bryson Curtis' goal at 28:38 left the Nittany Lions facing a two-goal halftime deficit.
Berks pushed throughout a scoreless second half and put five shots on goal, but Phoenix goalkeeper Gerson Navarro saved attempts from
Terridine Grant,
Isaac Jones, Dai,
Landon Schadt and
Amani Pierre as the Phoenix finished a 2-0 result. Earlier,
Nicolas Harrison supplied three of the Nittany Lions' first four shots of the half between 47:41 and 54:26, with
Jorge Maymo also getting an attempt during that opening stretch. Berks then absorbed a Phoenix run from 55:17 to 65:06 that included five shots and two corner kicks without allowing a second-half goal. The visitors answered with a 71:36 corner and shots from Grant,
Logan Henzes and Jones, then generated four more attempts in the final eight minutes before the match ended 2-0.
Grant finished and Dai recorded four shots with Pierre adding two on the day.
Josh Martin played all 90 minutes in goal, making two saves.
WHO'S NEXT
Up next, Berks hosts their last home regular season contest as they compete in United East action as they take on St. Mary's College of Maryland on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 7:30 p.m.
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