CRESSON, Pa. – The Geneva College men's soccer team traveled to Mount Aloysius on Wednesday night and came away with a 1-1 draw, their third tie of the season. The Golden Tornadoes are now 2-1-3 on the season.
The men had to survive a couple of nervy moments early in the first period, with Mount Aloysius carrying the better of the play. The Mounties hit the crossbar in the 18th minute, and then three minutes later, Mount Aloysius connected with the crossbar a second time. Midway through the first half, though, Geneva settled into the game, and neither team could find a goal heading into halftime.
Sophomore Kyle Lapoure (Colorado Springs, Colo./The Classical Academy) put Geneva on the board in the 64th minute when he made a dribbling run to the top of the box, cut back, and then hit a curling shot towards the far post. The ball glanced off a Mountie defender and ended up heading into the near corner, as the goalie was left helpless going the wrong way, and the Golden Tornadoes took the lead.
Mount Aloysius pulled level in the 75th minute, though. The Mounties took advantage of their third free kick of the game just outside the Geneva box. This one was from the near corner of the box, and the cross found the head of Juan Camacho, who directed it towards goal. Senior goalkeeper Gabriel Kemp (Normalville, Pa./Connellsville) got a hand on it, but the shot deflected off his glove and ricocheted off the bottom of the crossbar and into the net. Kemp came up big in the 81st minute, stopping a short shot off a corner to keep the game tied. Geneva gained a man advantage with three minutes to go after a bad challenge saw the Mounties' Daniel Irujo sent off with a red card, but the Golden Tornadoes couldn't find the winner late.
Mount Aloysius finished the game with a 13-7 advantage in shots and a 5-3 edge in shots on goal. Kemp made four saves in the game.
Geneva is back in action on Saturday when the Golden Tornadoes host Wilmington at 3:00 p.m. on Reeves Field.
Geneva College is a Christ-centered academic community that provides a comprehensive education to equip students for faithful and fruitful service to God and neighbor. Offering over 145 traditional undergraduate majors and programs, fully online Adult Degree Programs and high-demand graduate degrees, Geneva's programs are recognized for their high quality. Geneva has one of the top 100 undergraduate engineering programs in the nation, according to
U.S. News and World Report. Adhering to the truth of Scripture, a Geneva education is grounded in God's Word as well as in a core curriculum designed to prepare students vocationally to think, write and communicate well in today's world. Geneva was founded and is governed by the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America (RPCNA) and is a founding member of both the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) and IACE (International Association for Christian Education).
