Having not had a home match in 3 weeks it was good to be back on the pitch at Bobcat Stadium. The boys had a good focus going into the game and came out flying and put Penn. St. Altoona under pressure from the opening whistle. We finished the first half with a 7-1 advantage in shots and freshman Shawn Baker netted his second goal of the season to give us a 1-0 lead at the 36 minute mark. Altoona would take advantage of our raw emotion and would even the game up just 15 seconds later.
The second half was a little more even and saw much more play in the midfield, but we were stil able to register 7 more shots and finsihed the day with a 14-6 advantage. Freshman Dillon Muise scored his second goal in 3 games and gave us a lead in the 66th minute. Unfortunately a slight lack of focus in our defensive shape allowed Altoona to get behind on two through balls and they netted goals in the 75th and 77th minute to win the contest 3-2.
I was very pleased with the way we started on Tuesday night. Our work rate, energy, and attacking mindset were excellent. We know the goals will eventually start to fall and that we can still be a team that contends for the AMCC title. Right now it's more mental than anyhthing else, once we start belieiving in ourselves again and find a way to win that tough game we should be able to move ahead and finish the season on a positive note.
