Mountain Cats Score Two Late Goals to Defeat Seton Hill

10/18/2011

Bryce DeLizio (Chandler, AZ) and Colm Spillane (Pitsburgh, Pa.) each scored goals in the final seven minutes to help the Mountain Cat soccer team erase a 2-1 deficit and earn a 3-2 WVIAC victory at Seton Hill University, Tuesday afternoon. With the win, Pitt-Johnstown improved to 6-6-0 overall and 4-4-0 in the WVIAC.
Steve Taslov (Coraopolis, Pa.) finished Zeke Buchta's (Mount Pleasant, Pa.) assist off of a scramble in the box in the second minute to put the Mountain Cats up 1-0.
Seton Hill quickly answered with the tying goal in the ninth minute, before the Griffins eventually took a 2-1 advantage in the 76th minute.
However, Pitt-Johnstown battled back. With time running short, DeLizio scored on a breakaway to tie it in the 83rd minute. Four minutes later, Marc Bucci (Pittsburgh, Pa.) set-up Spillane, who scored on a blast from outside the box to put Pitt-Johnstown back in front with three mintues to remaining.
The Mountain Cats were able to hold off a late Griffins' push and went on the the 3-2 win.
Mike Cuccaro (Pittsburgh, Pa.) got the win in goal for Pitt-Johnstown after facing 26 shots, allowing two goals and making 11 saves. Jon DeLuca took the loss for Seton Hill. DeLuca surrendered all three goals and made a pair of saves.
With the loss, the Griffins dropped to 4-10-1 overall and 3-4-0 in the WVIAC.
The Mountain Cats travel to the University of District of Columbia for a non-conference match on Saturday, before returning home to host Shepherd (WV) University for a Senior Day WVIAC match on October 26 at 1 p.m.

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