CANTON, Ohio - The Malone University men's soccer team hosted the Kentucky Wesleyan College Panthers in Thursday night's Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) contest at Pioneer Park. The Pioneers lost to the Panthers by a score of 3-0 to fall to 0-5-0 in G-MAC competition and 0-8-0 overall. In the win, the Panthers improved to 3-2-0 in G-MAC play and 3-2-4 overall.
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The first half was dominated by Kentucky Wesleyan as they rattled off three goals in the period. The Panthers scored the first goal after confusion about a potential handball and scored their second on a penalty kick. The third and final goal of the game came later in the period off a corner kick.
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The Pioneers showed fight in the first half but were unable to outlast the play of the Panthers. Kentucky Wesleyan beat Malone 10-6 on shot in the period. Junior goalkeeper
Sam Cipriano (0-6-0) led the Pioneers with three saves throughout the first 45 minutes of action and finished with five in total.
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The Pioneers applied pressure, but were unable to get one in the back of the net in the second half. Malone's offense was led by a pair of freshmen in
Ryan Ziskowski and
Diego Vita with one shot on-goal apiece. Junior midfielder
Nate Werthmuller also showed aggression offensively with three shots. The Panthers outshot the Pioneers 16-9 overall and 8-2 on shots of goal. In the physical battle, the Pioneers fought all night but were unable to overcome the Panthers strong attack.
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Following the loss, the Pioneers prepare to travel to Ashland University for a match with the Eagles on Saturday, October 4 at 6:30 P.M.Â
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