Box Score
IMMACULATA, Pa.- Looking to build off their big 1-0 Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) victory over Marywood on Saturday, the Immaculata men's soccer team (3-7-1, 1-2-0 CSAC) hosted Centenary (4-4-1, 3-0-0 CSAC) on Wednesday afternoon at Draper Walsh Stadium, but they fell into an early hole and were unable to climb out of it in a 3-1 defeat.
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Junior
Alex Noel scored his team-leading ninth goal of the season in the loss.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-Centenary seized control of the game early as Justin White ripped a shot at freshman
Mikey Kalpokas who made the save, but Richy Castro was there to put the rebound into the back of the net for a 1-0 Centenary lead
-The score would hold there for most of the first half as each team battled for possession, but White stepped up again and hit a shot from 35 yards out into the top left corner of the net past a leaping Kalpokas for a 2-0 Centenary advantage at the half
-The Macs developed a few chances from sophomore
Nick Boule, but they weren't able to convert for the early part of the second half
-Centenary put the game away in the 79
th minute as White finished off a penalty kick
-The Macs didn't go quietly as Boule raced up the field and crossed into the middle to Noel who slid and hit it into the bottom right corner of the net to get to the final of 3-1
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INSIDE THE NUMBERS
-Centenary had 22 shots to 11 for IU, and eight corners to one for the Macs
-Goals: Noel (9)
-Assists: Boule (2)
-Points: Noel 2 (18), Boule (8)
-Shots: Boule, junior
Colin Gallagher, sophomore
Ricky Molz and senior Ben Gialoretto had two shots
-Saves: Kalpokas had four on the day
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UP NEXT
The Mighty Macs will stay home at DWS to host Keystone on Saturday at 3 p.m.
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