Lebanon Valley was a very active team and did a good job of moving off the ball and pressuring our defense. We never quite found any attacking flow and did not connect passes like we did on Wednesday night.
They scored two goals off of set pieces in the first half. The first was a long throw-in that we did not clear and the loose ball was played to a Lebanon Valley player and he beat goal keeper Drew Hock for the lead. The second was a free kick that the GK came out for and miss-timed and again the ball fell to a Lebanon Valley player who shot it into an open net. We ended the half with a 6-5 lead in shots, but found ourselves down 2-0.
The second half we made a few adjustments and pressed hard to get back in the game. We created some good opportunities, but failed to get that goal that would spur on our comeback. With everyone pushing forward Leb Valley would score their third goal with about eight minutes left when after a counter attack we were exposed in the back and they were able to beat goal keeper Hassan Mostafa with a lofted shot. Jared Fohs would answer back for us just 14 seconds later to make it 3-1, but Leb Valley would get their fourth with two minutes remaining off a deflected shot that caught the keeper going the wrong way. We ended the half with 9-3 advantage in shots, but again gave up two goals and struggled to find the back of the net.
I thought we fought hard and played to the end, but just didn't make enough good things happen while Lebanon Valley did a good job of capitalizing on their limited opportunities. The seniors certainly left it all on the field and could walk-off knowing they put forth an honest effort. That makes three years in a row that we have advanced to the CAC semi-finals and the ECAC Tournament. Hopefully next year we can make a run that will get us to the CAC finals and a possible bid to the NCAA Tournament.
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