LATROBE, Pa. (Sept. 10)- The Saint Vincent men's soccer team late comeback bid fell short in a 2-1 non-conference loss to Fredonia on Tuesday night.
 
Fredonia (3-2-1) scored two early first half goals, before the Bearcats (1-1-2) shut them out the rest of the way. Saint Vincent's lone goal came in the 85^th minute and kept the pressure up offensively for the final five minutes, but the Blue Devils defense held strong to hand the Bearcats their first loss of the season.
 
Saint Vincent's lone goal was scored by Javier Torres, his second goal of the season for the Bearcats. Mattia Speretta picked up the lone assist for SVC on Torres' goal.
 
Kameron Rock took the loss in net for the Bearcats, making a strong six saves, while allowing the two Fredonia goals. Oziel Bonola-Soriano recorded five shots for the Bearcats, including two shots on goal. Bruno Hurtado also totaled five shots, including one shot on goal.
 
Nick Johnson and Speretta also added a shot on goal for SVC.
 
Saint Vincent started the game strong in forcing pressure in their offensive end. After a couple of chances to score Fredonia held strong on defense and started to force the pressure on the opposite end of the field.
 
During their attack, the Blue Devils netted two goals in the span of three minutes. First, Chance Lacroix scored on an assist from Ryan Ameis to give Fredonia a 1-0 advantage. Exactly three minutes later, Brian Taylor netted what would turn out to be the game winner for the Blue Devils on a penalty kick as the Bearcats found themselves trailing 2-1.
 
It was an evenly played first 40 minutes of the second half, before a late push from SVC. Ethan Bridges then sent a ball into the middle of the crease, and it was picked up by Speretta who dished it off to Torres who put the ball in the back of the net to cut the Fredonia lead to 2-1 with just less than five minutes to go.
 
 The Bearcats kept the pressure up for the final four minutes but were unable to find the back of the net to tie the game as Fredonia escaped with the victory.
 
Despite being a goal short on the scoreboard, the Bearcats outshot Fredonia by a 19-14 margin, including a 12-9 margin in the second half. However, Fredonia outshot the Bearcats 8-6 in shots on goal.
 
Corner kicks were 3-1 in favor of the Bearcats and the Blue Devils committed 14 fouls in comparison to 12 by SVC.
 
The Bearcats have a quick turnaround with only one day in between contests. They will return to UPMC Field on Thursday, September 12 with a home non-conference matchup against Penn State-Altoona. The match is scheduled for 7 p.m. under the lights on Thursday.