Eagles Rise Above Lions

ALTOONA, Pa.-The Juniata men's soccer team got back in the win column with a 2-1 win at Penn State Altoona on a rainy Thursday evening at Spring Run Stadium. 

One minute into the contest, Nathan Woods (Huntingdon, Pa./Huntingdon Area) crossed the ball into the box to Tristan Moore (Westminster, Md./Westminster) who ripped a shot that beat the keeper to give JC a 1-0 lead. 

The Eagles managed to block most of the lion shots in the first half, as Andrew Yeich (Middletown, Pa./Middletown Area) made his lone save of the half in the 28^thminute. Juniata went into the half with a 1-0 lead.

The numbers were fairly even as JC held a narrow 7-6 edge in shots while the Lions held a 2-1 edge in corners. 

The Eagles came out looking to build their lead early in the second half as Jarrod Gibson (Abington, Pa./Abington) and Wyatt Page (King of Prussia, Pa./Shipley) both forced the Lion keeper to make saves inside the opening seven minutes. In the 56^thminute Jacob Grove (Harrisburg, Pa. / Central Dauphin HS) was fouled in the box; Bass Diakhoumpa (Dakar, Senegal/Mercersburg Academy) took the proceeding penalty and slotted it into the right corner to make it 2-0. 

Penn State Altoona got one back in the 73^rd minute on a shot from outside the box that tucked into the top right corner. The Eagles managed to prevent the Lions from many more opportunities. But in the 89^thminute Matt Mottershead (Medford, N.J./Shawnee) had to make a save on a header to preserve the win.  

The Eagles will travel to Elizabethtown, Saturday at 1:00.