ERIE, Pa. -- The Grove City College men's soccer team held the edge in both total shots and corner kicks Wednesday afternoon in its non-conference match at longtime rival Penn State Behrend. However, the host Lions led 1-0 at halftime and added two goals over the final 45 minutes to earn a 3-0 win over Grove City at Behrend Stadium.
Behrend (2-0-3) opened the scoring at 16:05 on a goal from Blake Cooper. In the second half, John Ziobro scored at 53:39 and Justin Hockenberger added a goal at 70:27.Â
Grove City out-shot Behrend, 14-11. Behrend had seven shots on goal while Grove City had five shots on goal. Grove City also recorded nine corner kicks while Behrend had two corners in the match.
Senior goalkeeper
Jesse Greyshock (Tarentum, Pa./Deer Lakes) made three saves for Grove City (2-3).Â
The Wolverines will conclude their four-match road trip Saturday with a 4 p.m. non-conference tilt at Buffalo State.