WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Penn College defeated Wilson College 4-1 on Tuesday in United East men's soccer. After a scoreless first half, the Wildcats scored four second-half goals and finished with a 28-12 advantage in shots. The Wildcats improved to 8-4-3 overall and 5-1-0 in United East Conference play. The Phoenix are 1-9-2 overall and 1-4-0 in conference play.
With the win, Penn College earned its berth into the United East postseason.
How it happened: The Wildcats had a late first-half stretch with five shots and three corner kicks from 32:12 to 42:10 with the score still 0-0.
Connor Dunne had a shot saved during that stretch, and
Joey Singley hit the crossbar after
Will Watson had hit the post earlier in the half.
Owen Ragula made three saves for PCT as the teams went to halftime tied 0-0.
PCT broke open a scoreless match early in the second half, with
Warrick Beachy scoring off assists from Watson and
Diego Diaz at 50:49 before Diaz finished a Watson assist at 54:35 for a 2-0 lead. After the Phoenix cut it to 2-1, the Wildcats answered with goals from Singley at 77:16 and
Logan Berfield at 83:22. PCT finished with a 4-1 win.
Inside the box: Diaz scored the game-winning goal and added an assist, finishing with three points in the win. Watson recorded two assists and added a shot. Beachy scored once and led the Wildcats with five shots, putting two on goal. Ragula made seven saves over 90 minutes, including four in the second half.
Eric Arbogast scored Wilson College's goal and put both of his shots on goal. Noah Lucas finished with nine saves in goal.
Up next: The Wildcats visit St. Mary's College of Maryland on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 5:30 p.m.
