WASHINGTON, Pa. – The Washington & Jefferson College men's soccer team (5-7-1, 4-4-1) fell 6-1 to the conference leading Grove City Wolverines (11-2-4, 8-1-1) in a midweek Presidents' Athletic Conference matchup.
Senior captain
Owen Rowlands (Hazle Township, Pa./Wyoming Seminary Prep) led the Presidents with a goal on one shot. Additionally, freshman
Ryan Noel (Reisterstown, Md./McDonogh School) had an assist and one shot on goal. Senior
Logen Mackey (McDonald, Pa./West Allegheny) recorded two shots as well.
The Presidents got the start they wanted offensively as W&J recorded three shots in the opening 15 minutes. Noel forced the Grove City goalkeeper to make a save early. Senior
Cole Young (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks West) recorded a shot as well. The offensive momentum led Rowlands to net the game's first goal on a cross set up by Noel and sophomore
Luke Curran (Ellicott City, Md./Mount Saint Jospeh).
Grove City responded by pushing for an equalizer. Junior
Derek Errett (McDonald, Pa./Fort Cherry) made a team save in the 18
th minute to prevent the ball from rolling in the bottom corner, keeping the W&J lead. The Wolverines continued to push and ultimately got their equalizer in the 33nd minute and took the deadlock into halftime.
The Wolverines came out of the locker room and found an offensive spark. Grove City took a 2-1 advantage in the 48
th minute. W&J kept fighting and pushed for an equalizer. The Presidents were awarded two corner kicks which featured a chance by Mackey.
Ultimately, Grove City recorded a brace in the 69
th minute and kept converting offensive chance to go on to take a 6-1 victory.
Sophomore
Logan Joseph (Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan) played all 90 minutes in goal and recorded three saves.
The Presidents return for one final regular season road trip when the team travels to Westminster on Friday (Oct. 23). Kickoff from New Wilmington is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
