Box Score Cresson, PA - The Mount Aloysius men's soccer team gave up two early goals and couldn't recover in a 2-1 loss to La Roche College on Tuesday afternoon in AMCC action.
The visiting Redhawks scored goals in the 11th and 12th minutes of play to take a 2-0 advantage early on. After the Mounties got settled in, they created a number of chances throughout the remainder of the half. Mount Aloysius cut the deficit to 2-1 when
Patrick Chea swung a ball in that found
Kevin Ouellette, who knocked it in with just over 23 minutes left in the first half.
Down 2-1, the Mounties nearly found the equalizer off of a corner kick.
Kyle Marshall found the ball in a scramble but his shot trickled just wide.
In the opening stages of the second half,
Graham Hunter sent in a perfectly placed cross to Chea. However, Chea's header sailed high.
The Mounties pressed in the closing stages but couldn't find their second goal. With the loss, Mount Aloysius falls to 7-7-1 overall and 3-2-1 in conference play.
Mount Aloysius returns to action on Sunday with a 2 p.m. game at Medaille College.