Pi Kappa’s goalie Joe Cresto makes a leaping save in front of the goal.
Panthers hot streak snapped, Cobras win 2-1
The Pi Kappa Cobras defeated the Theta Kappa Panthers 2-1 in a win that the Cobras needed to stay alive in the American League playoff race.
Theta Kappa struck first with 33 minutes remaining in the first half when sophomore Chad Marvin placed a shot past Cobra goalie Joe Cresto. The Panthers protected their lead and took a 1-0 advantage into halftime.
The Cobras came out strong in the second half, but weren’t able to convert their opportunities until midfielder Lucas Wong blasted a shot into the left upper 90 to tie the game 1-1 with 12 minutes remaining.
With the game in stoppage time and apparently headed to overtime, Pi Kappa’s Andrew Hilton dribbled up the field and passed to Mark Allamon, who easily put the ball into the bottom of the net to give the Cobras a 2-1 victory.
Mark credited Andrew for his game-winning goal. “It was a perfect pass,” Mark said. “I ran far post, settled the ball, and put it past the goalie.”
Lucas Wong, who scored Pi Kappa’s first goal, said that even though the Cobras won the game, they can still take lessons away. “We need to have better teamwork and not get complacent,” Lucas said. “Today we were able to get it together after being down. We stuck to our plan and won the game.”
Theta Kappa defenseman Matt Schnebelt praised Lucas for the first goal. “[Lucas] hit the ball with the outside of his foot and drilled it in from way out,” Matt said. “It was a great goal.”
Matt also said that his team will try to cut down on defensive lapses and make sure to “stay hungry” even after they take the lead.
