Misericordia University Athletics

The Misericordia University men's soccer team lost at Ithaca, 3-1, Wednesday afternoon.
 
Noah Romig scored the lone Cougar goal on a penalty kick.
 
Misericordia had the chance of the match on a breakaway in the fifth minute.  Off a throw-in deep in their own end, Spencer Pisani played a diagonal ball to Brody Eisenhart just across midfield.  Eisenhart carried to the top of the box where he rolled a shot toward the left post, but was denied on a diving stop by the Bombers goalkeeper.
 
Ithaca scored on a header in the 16^th minute to give the Bombers a 1-0 lead.
 
The Cougars had two more goal chances in the 35^th minute, but Romig's shot in front was blocked and Elijah Uray's follow-up shot was chipped over the bar.
 
Eisenhart had another big chance at 56:47 as he headed a shot towards the net that was stopped with a diving save.
 
The Bombers scored twice in just over two minutes midway through the second half to take a 3-0 lead.
 
Shane Macko put a shot on net in the 87^th minute, but it was stopped by the Ithaca goalkeeper.
 
Misericordia scored a minute later when Romig converted his second PK of the season.