Madelyn Pfaff scored in the 18th minute to give Pitt-Johnstown a 1-0 lead over Lock Haven, Wednesday afternoon at Pitt-Johnstown Soccer Field, but the Bald Eagles scored a pair of unanswered goals in the second half to earn a 2-1 PSAC West victory over the Mountain Cats.
Pitt-Johnstown (1-11-2, 0-10-2 PSAC West) outshot Lock Haven (8-5-2, 6-4-2 PSAC) 25-7 and held an 8-6 edge in shots on goal.
Pfaff's goal, her third of the season, came off a feed from Kaitlyn Pavusek and put Pitt-Johnstown in front. The Mountain Cats generated 12 shots in the first half while holding Lock Haven to just two, and carried the 1-0 lead into the break.
Pitt-Johnstown kept the pressure on after halftime with 13 more shots, but Lock Haven goalkeeper Riley Houck made seven saves in the match.
The Bald Eagles tied it at 63:54 when Riley Egresits scored her first goal of the season, assisted by Bryn Constanzer. Brooke Gehret then put Lock Haven ahead at 70:34 with her third goal of the year, again set up by Constanzer.
Pfaff led Pitt-Johnstown with seven shots, three of them on goal. Nicole Hawk also took seven shots, while Rylee Fry put two of her three attempts on goal.
Gianna Cardillo played all 90 minutes in goal for the Mountain Cats and made three saves.
Pitt-Johnstown will host a PSAC West match against Clarion on Saturday at noon for Senior Day and Breast Cancer Awareness Day, before traveling to Greensburg to face Seton Hill on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m.
