SECOND HALF RALLY FALLS SHORT AS MEN’S SOCCER GOES DOWN AGAINST NO. 18 MERCYHURST, 2-1

Box Score vs. Mercyhurst - September 26, 2009

ERIE, Pa. (Sept. 26, 200 – Down 2-0 at the break, the Molloy College men’s soccer team trimmed the deficit in half with an early marker from junior forward/midfielder Mike Adamcewicz (Hicksville, N.Y.). But, it was not enough as the Lions fell to the 18th-ranked Lakers of Mercyhurst College by a final of 2-1 on Saturday afternoon at Mercyhurst Field in Erie, Pa. With the loss, the Lions dropped to an overall record of 3-4-1. As for the Lakers, they improved to 7-2 on the 2009 campaign.

Mercyhurst received both of its tallies from senior defenseman Nicholas Thompson (London, England) in the opening half. They were also on unassisted efforts. With 35:36 elapsed, he notched his seventh goal when the England native kicked a 35-yard shot with his left foot into the back of the net. Forty seconds later, Thompson placed a ball from the goal line past Molloy sophomore goalkeeper Carlos Barros (Mineola, N.Y.), who had three saves in the contest. Freshman keeper Diego Gustin (Lima, Peru) stopped five shots for the Lakers.

Overall, Mercyhurst sported a 13-11 margin in shots, while Molloy held a 3-1 edge in corner kicks. Adamcewicz and senior midfielder Jose Batista (Rego Park, N.Y.) raked a team-best three shots each for the Lions. As for the Lakers, they were led by junior forward Billy Colton (Pitsea, England) and junior midfielder Christoph Hampel (Berlin, Germany), who took three shots apiece. Thompson contributed two shots.

Head Coach Danny Longo and his squad return to the field next Saturday when Molloy starts up its East Coast Conference slate against St. Thomas Aquinas College at the Dean G. Skelos Sports Complex in Rockville Centre, N.Y. The opening kick is slated for 3 p.m. If you are unable to make it, you can follow all of the action via Live Stats at http://livestats.prestosports.com/molloy.