WASHINGTON, Pa. – The Washington & Jefferson College men's soccer team (0-2) opened their home slate at Alexandre Stadium with a 2-0 loss to the Wooster Fighting Scots (3-1).
Both units opened the contest with a quiet first half, launching shots throughout the opening 45 minutes of action.
Luke Curran (Ellicott City, Md./Mount Saint Jospeh) put pressure on the Fighting Scots back line with a shot that was saved by a field defender at the 1:46 mark. Wooster ended up outshooting W&J 7-1 in the opening half.
Out of the half, Wooster took advantage of a whiffed kick to score the first goal of the match at the 61:14 mark, 1-0.
Jonathan Barahona (Leesburg, Va./Tuscarora) and
Derek Errett (McDonald, Pa./Fort Cherry) both dialed up strikes towards the goal, but landed off target. Wooster added a cushion to their lead at the 84:09 mark, extending their lead to 2-0. The Fighting Scots held the lead for the remainder of the contest to take the two-goal victory. The opposition outshot the Presidents in the second half, 14-2.
Sophomore
Logan Joseph (Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan) played 78 minutes in goal and had eight saves.
Graeme Ewart (Arlington, Va./Yorktown) entered the game with just over 11 minutes to play to close the game for W&J.
The Presidents return to action on Saturday (Sept. 12) with a home match against Randolph-Macon. The nonconference contest is set to start at 1:00 p.m.
