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University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Athletics

PITT-JOHNSTOWN MOUNTAIN CATS
TotoAlexzander5.jpg
Ali Single
6
Winner Slippery Rock SRU (5-4-2, 2-1-0)
2
Pitt.-Johnstown UPJ (1-8-1, 0-5-0)
Winner
Slippery Rock SRU
(5-4-2, 2-1-0)
6
Final
2
Pitt.-Johnstown UPJ
(1-8-1, 0-5-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Slippery Rock SRU 1 5 6
Pitt.-Johnstown UPJ 1 1 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Strong Second Half Leads Slippery Rock to PSAC West Win Over Mountain Cats

Johnstown, PA

Toto_Alexzander.JPGAlexzander Toto had a goal and an assist, but Slippery Rock scored five second half goals to break 1-1 halftime tie on its way to a 6-2 PSAC Western Division victory over the Mountain Cat men's soccer team, Wednesday afternoon at the Pitt-Johnstown Soccer Field.  Pitt-Johnstown is now 1-8-1 overall and 0-5-0 in conference-play.
 
The Mountain Cats took a 1-0 lead in the 31st minute when David Fry scored off of assists from Toto and Chase Kuhn, but Slippery Rock knotted it at one eight minutes later on Ramses Minaya's first of two goals.
 
The Rock came out and scored three unanswered goals in the first 18 minutes of the second half to build a 4-2 advantage.  Alejandro Fernandez made it 2-1 two minutes in the second half, before Slippery Rock added goals from Minaya and Harry Griffin in the 53rd and 63rd minutes.
 
Fry_David.JPGAdan Cabrera-Perez set up Toto's goal in the 69th minute that cut Pitt-Johnstown's deficit to 4-2, but the Rock tacked on goals in the 77th and 80th minutes to set the final at 6-2.
 
Mountain Cat goalkeeper PJ Derksen faced 18 Slippery Rock shots, made a pair of saves, and allowed six goals.
 
Derek Hoffman saw 15 Pitt-Johnstown shots, made two saves, and surrendered two goals in net for Slippery Rock, which improved to 5-4-1 overall and 2-1-0 in the PSAC West.
 
Pitt-Johnstown will host a non-conference match against Roberts Wesleyan (NY) on Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Pitt-Johnstown Soccer Field, before hosting a PSAC West match against Mercyhurst on October 23 at 2:30 p.m.
 
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