Men's Soccer Edged by Grove City Tuesday

Men's Soccer Edged by Grove City Tuesday

GROVE CITY, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend men's soccer team dropped a narrow 1-0 non-conference game at Grove City College on Tuesday aftrernoon.

Score: Grove City 1, Penn State Behrend 0

Records: Grove City (5-0-2), Penn State Behrend (4-2-1)

Key Moments:

* The Wolverines limited Penn State Behrend's offense all afternoon, holding the Behrend Lions to five shots in the contest.  Grove City attempted 21 shots.
* Penn State Behrend dodged an early bullet in the second half in the 61st minute as GCC's Nate Curry's shot hit off the post.
* The Wolverines finally broke through in the 82nd minute after Jon Burton converted a late penalty kick.
* Senior goalie Chris Ralph (Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional) tallied seven saves in the loss.

Up Next:

* Penn State Behrend continues its string of road games and heads to La Roche College on Saturday, September 22 for its 2018 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference opener.
* Kickoff is scheduled for 4:15 p.m. following the conclusion of the women's game.