By Michael Zito, W&J Sports Information Student Assistant 

WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Penn State Altoona scored the lone goal of the match in the 71st minute of play to beat the Washington & Jefferson College men's soccer team by a 1-0 score in non-conference play Wednesday night at Alexandre Stadium. 

Both teams got off to a slow start offensively, taking nearly 10 minutes for either team to register a shot on goal. The best chance of the night for the Presidents came from an Alex Molina (Bowie, Md./Reservoir) corner kick, which found a charging Thomas Davidson (Upper Saint Clair, Pa./Upper Saint Clair) before being saved by Tanner Yaw of Penn State Altoona in the 40^th minute.

The visiting Lions broke the ice in the 71st minute when Jordan Francis headed the ball into the W&J net off a free kick opportunity to give the Lions a 1-0 lead. The Presidents applied continuous pressure, mainly coming from Michael Komaniak (Oakmont, Pa./Riverview) and Christian Payne (Oakmont, Pa./Riverview), who combined to register a total of seven shots on the net. However, the Presidents could not score a game-tying goal. 
 
Junior goalkeeper Ian Donlon (Latham, N.Y./Albany Academies) kept the Presidents in the game by registering four saves during 90 minutes of work. Though W&J outshot the Lions 15-7 the Presidents fell short in the match. 
 
The Presidents hit the road for the next three games, as they travel to Hiram, Franciscan, and Marietta for respective non-conference tilts.  The Red and Black will challenge the Terriers to start that string of road trips on Saturday, Sept. 14. Start time is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.