Men's Soccer Suffers 2-1 Loss to Holy Cross

Saturday, October 14

Worcester, Mass.

12 p.m.

Bucknell University

1-9-2, 0-5-1

Holy Cross

5-7-2, 2-3-1

Bucknell

Holy Cross

Photo by: Lauren Medeiros

10/14/2023 2:07:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

WORCESTER, Mass.- The Bucknell Bison men's soccer team (1-9-2, 0-5-1 PL) lost 2-1 to the Holy Cross Crusaders (5-7-2, 2-3-1 PL) in Saturday afternoon Patriot League action. Most of the game went scoreless before a flurry of goals in the last 15 minutes of action. With the game tied at 1-1, Holy Cross scored the winning goal in the 89^th minute.

Recap

The first half witnessed little action as both teams only recorded two shots on goal. The Crusaders had more shooting chances (6-3) to the Bison but did nothing with the increased opportunities.

Bucknell had the first chance of the game with Jackson Sullivan firing a shot into the right corner pocket, but the Holy Cross goalkeeper made a valiant save. Neither team attempted any shots for the next 10 minutes until a Holy Cross forward sent a ball flying over the crossbar.

Bucknell's other shot-on-goal chance came in the 29^th minute when Mason Lillis attempted to navigate the sphere through the low center opening, but a save stopped his hopes.

The early theme of the second half was constant Holy Cross pressure on the Bison defense. The Crusaders recorded five shots to the Orange & Blue's one in the first 15 minutes of resumed play.

From the 60^th minute until the 71^st, neither team attempted a shot as both defenses proved to be suffocating.

Holy Cross opened the long-desired scoring in the 77^th minute with a goal by Ethan Gill. His shot found the top-right corner to give the Crusaders a 1-0 advantage.

Bucknell answered a minute later with a beautiful tally by Zane Domsohn. Jack Roberto, stationed at midfield, sent a soaring pass to Domsohn. The Bison player neatly avoided the hard-charging Holy Cross goalkeeper, who left his post attempting to disrupt Domsohn's actions. Domsohn slid his shot past the Crusader into the empty net to tie the game at 1-1.

Holy Cross pulled out the go-ahead goal in the 89^th minute. Bucknell had possession in its left corner when a push and a blocked pass gave away the ball to the Crusaders. A second pass sent the ball to Jon Klein, who fired the sphere into the lower left section of the goal.

Bucknell could not attempt a shot in the final minute, and Holy Cross sealed the 2-1 win.

Up Next

The Bison return home on Oct. 17 for a non-conference matchup versus St. Bonaventure.