LATROBE, Pa. (Oct. 20) – Visiting Waynesburg spoiled the Saint Vincent men's soccer team's 2021 home finale, defeating the Bearcats 2-0 in a Presidents' Athletic Conference matchup at UPMC Field.
 
The Bearcats looked primed to control the game early, out-shooting the Yellow Jackets 6-1 over the first 18 minutes and 10-2 over the first 30. SVC's David Rahaman and Cris White each had four shots over the span, while the Bearcats' best chance came in the 28th minute, when Waynesburg keeper Michael Francus made a diving save on a Griffin Prinkey blast from the doorstep. Waynesburg looked to press over the closing minutes of the half, taking the final five shots before the intermission, but could not find paydirt and the teams entered halftime in a scoreless tie.
 
The Yellow Jackets scored the game's first goal seven minutes into the second half, when Seth Massotti one-timed a through ball from Ben White into the cage to make it 1-0 with 37:55 remaining in regulation.
 
The Bearcats looked to rally, but were unable to mount much offense, as they were limited to just one shot in the 28 minutes following the Waynesburg tally and with 8:27 left in regulation, the visitors added some insurance on a goal by Tyler Mohrbacher to make it 2-0 and dash a Bearcat comeback.
 
Thanks to a 9-2 margin in the second half, Waynesburg held a 18-13 advantage in shots on the afternoon, with Rahaman (5) and White (4) accounting for nine of the Bearcat attempts. Shane Piper played all 90 minutes in goal for SVC, making five saves.
 
The Bearcats will return to action on Saturday, Oct. 23, for their penultimate game of the 2021 season, as they travel to New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, to take on conference-leading Westminster beginning at 2:30 p.m.