WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Two first half goals gave visiting Franciscan University of Steubenville a 2-0 victory over the Washington & Jefferson College men's soccer team Saturday in a Presidents' Athletic Conference match at Alexandre Stadium.
Jonathan Schriner helped the Barons strike first in the 12th minute of play off an assist from Joseph Fioramonti. Sebastian Koehler gave Franciscan a 2-0 edge when his cross was deflected off a W&J defender and into the back of the net in the 32nd minute.
The Barons carried the 2-0 lead into halftime after holding a 13-5 edge in shots.
McKinley Joseph (Stamford, Conn./King School) registered a shot on goal in the 44th minute but Franciscan made the save.
Neither team was able to tally a goal over the final 45 minutes. W&J out-shot Franciscan by a 10-7 margin.
Zach Bowser (Beaver, Pa./Beaver) paced W&J offensively with a team-high three shots.
Senior goalkeeper
Sam Miller (Lewisburg, Pa./Lewisburg) tallied 10 saves in 90 minutes of work in net for W&J.
The loss drops W&J to 2-4 in the PAC and 3-7 overall. Franciscan moves to 6-0 in the league and 9-3 overall.
Prior to the match, W&J honored Miller,
Quinn Pickering,
Jonathan Youse,
Joey Feola,
Thomas Einolf,
Michael Komaniak,
Joel Winters,
Jeffrey Wilkinson and
Lucas Puskarich for their contributions to the program over the past four years. The group helped W&J claim two PAC Tournament titles and an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2019.
W&J travels to Thiel College on Tuesday, Oct. 19. Start time is scheduled for 7 p.m.
