Crusaders and Lions Draw 4-4

Front Royal, VA – Christendom Crusaders Men's Soccer Team finished in a draw against Penn State Mont Alto Lions at home on Saturday, September 24^th.

For the first 15^th minutes of the game, both teams battled hard, but neither team could secure the advantage. But in the 16^th minute, the Lions took the first lead of the game, 1-0. The Crusaders responded quickly with a goals from Bobby Vander Woude (Freshman/Nokesville, VA) and Aganze Nkere (Senior/Baltimore, MD) before the close of the first half. As the half came to a close the Crusaders had the 2-1 advantage.

The Crusaders and the Lions were both persistent in their battle as the second half began. Only ten minutes in to the half, Christendom's Sean Corcoran (Sophomore/Lawrence, NJ) used a burst of speed to break away from the defense and score, bringing the Crusaders to a lead of 3-1. Just minutes later, the Lions responded with a goal. The Crusaders continued to push hard and with a goal from Mark Taylor (Sophomore/Springfield, VA), they were ahead by two. The Lions did not settle for a loss and before the final whistle, they put two more goals in the back of the net to finish with a tie 4-4.

Up Next: Christendom Men's Soccer has an Home game against The Crown College on Friday, September 30^th at 4:00pm.