LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Lock Haven men's soccer team (2-2-2, 0-1-1 PSAC East) and visiting East Stroudsburg (4-0-2, 1-0-2 PSAC East) battled to a hard-fought 2-2 draw tonight in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division action.
Graham Thurley (State College, Pa./Montclair St.) and
Tom Pombor (Williamsport, Pa./Williamsport) scored for the Bald Eagles.
With the draw - ESU, ranked No. 5 in the Atlantic Region, remained unbeaten on the season.
Lock Haven broke open the scoreless draw and took a 1-0 lead in the 36
th minute when Thurley tucked the ball home. The goal came off a tremendous build up that saw
Austin Kravetz (Altoona, Pa./Altoona) chip a ball toward the box, before
Connor Swope (Dillsburg, Pa./Northern) slotted a ball right to Thurley.
Tom Pombor made it 2-0 less than four minutes later when he calmly redirected a ball played in by
Jimmy Pombor (Williamsport, Pa./Williamsport) by ESU goalkeeper Helgi Hermannsson.
Lock Haven led 2-0 at the break, but early in the second half, the Warriors cut the lead to one at 2-1.
It was certainly a tale of two halves as ESU followed up Lock Haven's two-goal first half with two goals of the Warriors' own in the second 45 minutes of play. East Stroudsburg tied the match in the final moments on a header in the 87
th minute of play.
Brady Freiwald (Altoona, Pa. Altoona) was outstanding once again in goal for Lock Haven. He finished with two saves including a spectacular diving stop early in the match.
Duc Do (New Oxford, Pa./New Oxford) turned in a notable effort for the Bald Eagles.
UP NEXT:
The Bald Eagles will remain at home and are set to host Shepherd on Homecoming Saturday (Sept. 23) 2023 at 6:30 p.m.
