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Winner Millersville Mill (7-3-3, 5-2-1)
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Shepherd Shep (5-8-0, 3-4-0)
Winner
Millersville Mill
(7-3-3, 5-2-1)
3
Final
2
Shepherd Shep
(5-8-0, 3-4-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Millersville Mill 1 2 3
Shepherd Shep 1 1 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Aidan Bishop, Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant

Men's soccer walks out of Shepherd with a victory

SHEPHERDSTOWN, Pa - The Millersville men's soccer team defeated Shepherd University on the road with a 3–2 victory.

Tuesday afternoon's matchup featured plenty of back-and-forth action between Millersville and Shepherd. The Rams struck first, scoring off a free kick in the 14th minute to make it 1-0.

Tylen Thomas had the first chance at redemption four minutes later, but his shot attempt was saved by the Rams' goalkeeper. Zander Leik followed Thomas with another shot on goal that was also saved. The Marauders eventually broke through when Roy Parkyn found Juan Ortiz Escobar for a goal to tie the match with 10 minutes remaining in the half. The first half ended in a 1–1 tie.

Shepherd opened the second half with a few shot attempts, but Millersville goalkeeper Gavin Massimi, who finished with three saves, stopped each one.

In the 67th minute, Millersville took the lead after a goal from Leik assisted by Mikhil Patil. However, Shepherd quickly responded with a goal of its own to even the score once again.

With 20 minutes remaining, the match was up for grabs. Millersville's leading scorer, Leik, stepped up and delivered the game-winning goal with eight minutes left to secure the Marauders' 3–2 victory.

With today's win, the Marauders improved their record to 4-1-1 in PSAC East play and 7-3-3 overall. Millersville returns to action Saturday to begin a three-game home stretch against Shippensburg at 1 p.m.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
  • Leik led the Marauders with two goals
  • Massimi recorded three saves
  • Millersville outshot Shepherd 13-12
THOUGHTS FROM HEAD COACH STEVE WIDDOWSON
  • How do you feel about the first half and the way the boys reacted after conceding the early goal? "I think that's was one our biggest issues today, we reacted too often instead of taking the initiative. At the start of the game we just kept giving away fouls and putting ourselves under pressure and it gave Shepherd the initiative. We needed to be cleaner and sharper and not add unnecessary issues upon ourselves."
  • What are your thoughts on the boys continuing to battle through the final 20 minutes of a tied match and finding a way to come out with the win? "The battling spirit and winning mentality were the highlights for us today. Without doubt, that is what won us the three points today. However, we need to add more quality to our performance moving forward if we want to achieve our goals. We can't keep scraping out results as that eventually catches up with you. We will be looking for ways to keep evaluating our performance levels moving forward."
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