Pitt-Johnstown's Noah Pawling scored his fourth goal of the season and led the Mountain Cats with four shots, three on goal, but Pitt-Johnstown couldn't overcome a 3-0 halftime deficit in a 3-1 PSAC West loss to Gannon on Saturday afternoon at Richland High School.
The Mountain Cats are 1-10-2 overall and 0-6-1 in the PSAC West. Gannon improved to 10-1-3 overall and 6-0-2 in conference play.
Pitt-Johnstown held an 8-4 shot advantage in the second half and finished with 11 shots, six on goal, to Gannon's 15 shots and seven on goal.
Gannon scored three times in the first 40 minutes. Ryko Bodurov opened the scoring in the fourth minute, assisted by Per Kristian Lauvstad and Mario Lindo. Lindo made it 2-0 in the ninth minute off a Jensen Peake assist. David Ivascu added a goal in the 40th minute, with assists from Carter Sindlinger and Mathias Asphjell, to make it 3-0 at halftime.
Pitt-Johnstown controlled much of the second half and got on the board in the 87th minute. Pawling finished a chance created by goalkeeper George Pasko, who was credited with the assist, to cut the deficit to 3-1.
Pasko played all 90 minutes in goal and made four saves. Jimmy Quinn and Jon-Luc Renaud each put shots on goal as well, and Pawling had three of the team's six shots on goal.
Pitt-Johnstown returns to action Wednesday, when it hosts its 2026 home finale against Lock Haven in a PSAC West match at 4 p.m. at the Pitt-Johnstown Soccer Field. The Mountain Cats then travel to Slippery Rock on next Saturday for a noon PSAC West contest.
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