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Lehigh extends home shutout streak
9/8/2006 4:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
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Lehigh jumped on the scoreboard in the first half in the ninth minute off a diving header by sophomore Adam Gazda. Junior Joseph Clemente crossed the ball into traffic where Gazda propelled himself towards the ball.
“It was a great goal and a very important one,” said head coach Dean Koski. “It forced
The Mountain Hawks picked up their second goal in the 69th minute when Jesse Schram scored his first collegiate goal. Initially, fellow classmate Kyle Evans looked like he was going to get his second goal of the season, but
The game was a physical one with a total of 31 fouls, 5 yellow cards and one red card. Testa, who received a yellow card in the 77th minute, was assessed his second yellow in the 84th after a hard tackle on sophomore Jim Taranto near the top of the box. Alex Maffeo came in off the bench for the Lions and recorded one save within his first minute of action.
Senior goalkeeper Jim Morahan recorded a season-high five saves, including one in the last 27 seconds.
“Jim made some really impressive saves today,” said Koski. “On that last one, he was in the right spot. We usually need him to make 2-3 major saves in a game.”
The Mountain Hawks are expected to return to the Ulrich Sports Complex for the first time since August 26 on Sunday when they take on the
