DALLAS, PA --  The University of Scranton men's soccer team dropped a non-conference road match at Misericordia on Tuesday evening with a final score of 2-1.

The Basics

• Final Score: Misericordia - 2, Scranton - 1
• Records: Misericordia (2-5-1), Scranton (3-2-2)

How it Happened

• The Cougars scored the opening goal of the game in the 22nd minute as Patrick Sipera found the back of the net off an assist from Drew Weaver.
• Misericordia added a second goal in the 29th minute as Reese Dieffenderfer scored off a feed from Max Jamieson. 
• Junior Justin Curran got the Royals on the board in the 44th minute as he received a low cross from sophomore Joey Moore and buried a shot with his left foot into the bottom right corner.
• Scranton held the momentum in the second half and out shot Misericordia 10-2 but were unable to find an equalizer as the Cougars went on to win the game, 2-1.

Top Performers

• Curran recorded his first goal of the season.
• Moore picked up his first career point with the assist on Curran's goal. 
• Sophomore goalkeeper Ned Van Loan made his first career start for Scranton and posted one save.

Inside the Box Score

• Scranton held a 14-6 advantage in shots and a 5-0 edge in corner kicks.

Up Next

• The men's soccer team will host Elizabethtown on Saturday in the Landmark Conference opener with action set to get underway at 3:30 PM at Weiss Field.