CRESSON, Pa. -- The Mount Aloysius men's soccer team scored two first half goals and held off visiting Penn State Altoona for a 2-1 victory on Tuesday evening.

Leaders
- Rhett Pletcher (Rockwood, PA, Rockwood) and Tevin Beadle (Kingston, Jamaica, St. George's College) each had one goal for the Mounties.
- Juan Camacho (Ibaque, Colombia, San Bonifacio de las Lanzas) and Liam Craw (Palmerston North New Zealand, Freyberg High School) both contributed assists.

How It Happened
- Mount Aloysius struck early, when Camacho placed a corner kick to Pletcher who found the goal for a 1-0 lead at the 6:26 mark. Beadle then connected on his fourth goal of the season about 33 minutes into the game, giving the Mounties a strong 2-0 lead.
- Penn State Altoona then replied with a goal about five minutes later, making the score 2-1 heading into halftime.
- Mount Aloysius had many good looks at goals in the second half, just could not get the ball past Alltoona's goalkeeper. Still, they controlled play and maintained their 2-1 advantage throughout the second period to earn the victory. The win moves their record to 2-0-1 in the conference and 4-7-2 overall. 

Into the Box Score
- Mount Aloysius dominated in shots: 18 to 3.
- The Mounties also lead in corner kicks with eight compared to Altoona's two.

Up Next
- The Mounties continue conference play when they travel to Alfred State on Saturday October 15 at 1 pm. Last season, Mount Aloysius blanked Alfred State 4-0.