MILLERSVILLE, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University men's soccer team's season came to an end after a 2-0 loss in the PSAC Tournament Quarterfinals against Millersville University Sunday afternoon at Pucillo Field.
Slippery Rock's season ends with a 5-6-7 record overall after the loss, while Millersville improved to 13-4-2 overall and will host East Stroudsburg University after the Warriors visited Lock Haven and won, 1-0.
Kaden Reynolds led all players with three shots and two shots on goal.
Aashi Pandher and
Patrick Tierney also took one shot each, with Tierney's attempt landing on goal.
Troy Nine made two saves in goal for The Rock.
Slippery Rock had the first scoring chance of the game in the 10
th minute. The Rock won a corner kick and Tierney's header off the pass from
Boele Zwartele forced a diving save by Millersville's goalkeeper Gavin Massimi.
Just 11 minutes later, the Marauders opened the scoring. Off a corner kick off their own, Nine made the original save, but Matias Schmidt was there for the rebound, giving Millersville a 1-0 advantage.
Less than 10 minutes before the halftime break, Reynolds gathered the ball just inside the box and let go a shot that once again forced a diving save from Massimi.
After halftime, neither side was able to generate much offense until Pander had the ball down the right wing and launched a shot inside of the box that was blocked.
The Marauders added a second goal to their total in the 75
th minute. Louis Wright found and open seam, which Zander Leik filled and slotted his shot into the bottom left corner, doubling their lead, 2-0.
Millersville closed out the final 15 minutes for a 2-0 victory.
The Rock ended the game with advantages in corner kicks (8-6), while the Marauders had more shots (13-5) and shots on goal (4-3).
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