The Misericordia University men's soccer team dropped a tough 2-1 decision to Scranton, Tuesday night at Mangelsdorf Field.

Thomas Vaccaro scored for the Cougars with an assist from Levi Roberts.

Patrick Hoffman made six saves in goal.

Scranton took a 1-0 lead with just over one minute remaining in the first half and added an insurance goal less than a minute into the second half.

Max Gariano nearly got the Cougars on the board first in the 36^th minute after a nice feed from Ethan Benedict, but his shot near the right post was denied.

Trent Wall cleared a Scranton header off the line in the 52^nd minute to keep the Cougars in the match.

Roberts played a ball on a re-start to Vaccaro near the left post where he found the back of the net in the 82^nd minute.

John Caracappa nearly pulled the Cougars even just two minutes later, but his effort sailed just over the bar.

Roberts had another promising free kick in the 89^th minute, but the Scranton keeper punched it away.

MU's last chance came in the 90^th minute, but Connor McCarthy's shot was wide of the net.

The Cougars are 1-2-2 and will visit Rutgers-Camden, Saturday.